You know what the trouble is, don't you? We never had no education, that's what's the matter. We're not illiterate enough.

— (Stan Laurel)

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10 seconds sound clip from the A Chump at Oxford (1939) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:17:12 in the DVD version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Why don't you be careful? You almost blew my brains out.

- Hey, lob me your broom.

(Alarm clock bell ringing)

- Well, here we are at last. Right down in the gutter.

- I wonder what's the matter with us. We're just as good as other people, yet we don't seem to advance ourselves.

- You know what the trouble is, don't you? We never had no education, that's what's the matter. We're not illiterate enough.

- I guess you're right.

- Sure I'm right.

- If we went to school like other people, we would learn our three Rs, and today there'd be no job too small for us, believe me.

- What do you mean, three Rs?

- Well, reading, writing and... and... figuring.

[...]

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