Well, I, uh... I hope they can remain soldiers, colonel. As for me, I'm just a slave. A living slave.

10 seconds sound clip from the The Bridge on the River Kwai movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:20:23.778 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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- That's just my point. Here, there is no civilisation.

- Then we have the opportunity to introduce it.

- I suggest we drop the subject of escape. Is there anything else?

- I think we're all clear on the program. I want everything to go off without a hitch, starting first thing tomorrow morning.

- And remember this: Our men must always feel they are still commanded by us and not by the Japanese. So long as they have that idea to cling to, they'll be soldiers and not slaves.

- Are you with me there, commander?

- Well, I, uh... I hope they can remain soldiers, colonel. As for me, I'm just a slave. A living slave.

- Queer bird. Even for an Ameri... Mm. He's been in isolation too long, poor chap.

- Cut off from his unit. It should be a lesson to all of us.

- English prisoners! Notice I do not say English soldiers. From the moment you surrendered, you ceased to be soldiers.

- You will finish the bridge by the 12th day of May.

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