- Annoy Santa Anna while he sweeps north across the whole of Texas? That's Colonel Bowie's theory, Colonel Crockett, and I cannot entertain the idea!
- We could hit and run, jumping at every creek crossing between...
7 seconds sound clip from the The Alamo (1960) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:58:52.095 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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- I got a reputation for truth, Travis. I ain't. Everybody says I'm a born liar.
- But whether we talk out loud or quiet don't seem to me the point right now.
- The point is how many men has Fannin and will he get here in time?
- Whether he does or doesn't, we'll be trapped here. And for no reason.
- What we should do is burn all of Bexar, including this mission...
- And fight a harassing action?
- We could hit and run, jumping at every creek crossing between...
- You seem to forget one thing, Colonel Bowie.
- What?
- That I command! And I have already decided against your plan.
- Now, let us attack a more important problem.
- Colonel Crockett's Tennesseans. Will they fight, Colonel?
- Up to the last time I saw 'em they hadn't shown any strong feelings against fighting.
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