The man was yellow. He should have been tried for cowardice and shot.
5 seconds sound clip from the Patton (1970) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:32:17 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- I, uh, was rereading Caesar's Commentaries last night.
- Despicable. That's the first time in my life anybody ever applied that word to me.
- Well, uh, at least it's a personal reprimand. It's not official.
- The man was yellow. He should have been tried for cowardice and shot.
- I ruffled his pride a little bit. What's that compared to war?
- And now, they draw cartoons about you.
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