Paths of Glory (1957) · 35 quotes
Tied for 5th most-quoted character in Paths of Glory (1957): in 3 of its 35 quotes
Saint-Auban And I submit that the attack was a stain on the flag of France, a blot on the honor of every man, woman, and child in the French nation. It is to us that the sad, distressing, repellent duty falls, gentlemen. I ask this court to find the accused guilty...
Saint-Auban Did you advance?...How far did you advance?
To about the middle of no man's land, sir.
Saint-Auban Then what did you do?
...Well, I saw that me and Meyer, sir...
Saint-Auban I didn't ask you what you saw. The court has no concern with your visual experiences...
I went back, sir.
Saint-Auban In other words, Private Ferol, you retreated.
Yes, sir.
Saint-Auban Did you urge your fellow soldiers forward?
Arnaud Most of them were dead or wounded before they got three steps beyond the trenches.
