“Well, it had to be done. France cannot afford to have fools guiding...” – General Broulard, Paths of Glory ... Movie Quotes Database

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A scene from Paths of Glory 1957

General Broulard Adolphe Menjou

[to Dax, about Mireau]

Well, it had to be done. France cannot afford to have fools guiding her military destiny.

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