“Look at them. They come when I want them, and they go when I don't...” – Sergeant Markoff, Beau Geste ... Movie Quotes Database

[as the Arabs flee]

Look at them. They come when I want them, and they go when I don't need them anymore. They're beaten, but they've put down a mutiny for me. They've given me the Legion of Honor, and they've made me an officer!

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