You know, there's only one proper way for a professional soldier to die. That's from the last bullet of the last battle of the last war.

General George Patton (George C. Scott)

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

You can hear this line at 02:48:17 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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- I know. I just thought we could have dinner together tonight.

- Thank you, Brad. That's damn thoughtful. I appreciate it.

- Right now, I think I'm going to take Willy for a walk.

- George, look out!

- After all I've been through, imagine getting killed by an oxcart.

- You know, there's only one proper way for a professional soldier to die. That's from the last bullet of the last battle of the last war.

- At least, the Third Army earned its pay. In our drive across Europe, we liberated 12000 cities and towns, inflicted a million and a half enemy casualties.

- I have a feeling that from now on, just being a good soldier won't mean a thing. I'm afraid we're gonna have to be diplomats, administrators. You name it.

- God help us. (2)

- George, I want to say one thing. You've done a magnificent job here in Europe.

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