When I said all officers must work naturally, I never meant you, the commanding officer.

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

You can hear this line at 00:54:34.989 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

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- Therefore, I am compelled to use all available personnel.

- But no officers, except in an administrative capacity.

- But officers are working along the entire railway. You know it. I know it.

- I'm not responsible for the actions of other commanding officers. Personally, I'm appalled.

- Let's not get excited.

- Will you have a cigar?

- No. Thank you.

- When I said all officers must work naturally, I never meant you, the commanding officer.

- My orders were only intended for officers below...

- None of my officers will do manual lab our.

- Please! I was about to say: I've been thinking the matter over and have decided to put majors and above on administrative duties leaving only the junior officers to lend a hand.

- I'm afraid not. The convention's quite clear on that point.

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