My sole purpose was to try to restore in him some appreciation of his obligations as a man and as a soldier.

10 seconds sound clip from the Patton (1970) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:35:19 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

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- Ten-hut! (2)

- At ease.

- I thought I would stand up here and let you people see if I am as big a son of a bitch as some of you think I am.

(Laughter) (2)

- I assure you, I had no intention of being either harsh or cruel in my treatment of the soldier in question.

- My sole purpose was to try to restore in him some appreciation of his obligations as a man and as a soldier.

- If one can shame a coward, I felt one might help him to regain his self-respect. This was on my mind.

- Now, I freely admit that my method was wrong, but I hope you can understand my motive and will accept this explanation and this apology.

- Dismissed.

- Ten-hut! (3)

[...]

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