You know, George, you'd have made a great marshal for Napoleon if you'd lived in the 18th century.
7 seconds sound clip from the Patton (1970) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:00:16 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- Monty will drive north along the coast road.
- I'll come due east, take Messina, and cut off the German escape route.
- Yes. It looks like an interesting plan, George.
- Well, gentlemen, uh, to the conquest of, uh, Sicily.
- Well, to the conquest of Sicily.
- You know, George, you'd have made a great marshal for Napoleon if you'd lived in the 18th century.
- Oh, but I did, Sir Harold. I did.
- Morning. Is General Smith in?
- I believe he's in the lavatory, sir.
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