All I want to do is to command an army in combat.
5 seconds sound clip from the Patton (1970) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:56:58 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- Ike told you to keep your mouth shut. You wouldn't listen.
- Don't you realize how suspicious the Russians are of the British and ourselves?
- I was only trying to be polite to the old ladies.
- I don't know anything about politics. You know that. I have no political ambitions after the war.
- All I want to do is to command an army in combat.
- Well, it's out of our hands now.
- Ike sent a message last night to the chief of staff.
- So now it's up to General Marshal to decide whether you stay here as a decoy, or he sends you home.
- Well, he's a good man. At least he's a fair man. I'll let it sit with him.
[...]