- Well, I tell you what I think. I think we should have a standing army.
- Why should we have a standing army?
- Because then we save money on chairs!
— Rufus T. Firefly (Groucho Marx), Chicolini (Chico Marx)
7 seconds sound clip from the Duck Soup (1933) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:26:42.668 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- Just for that, you don't get the job I was gonna give you.
- Sold!
- You know, I'd be lost without a telephone.
- Hey, don't go away, I wanna talk to you.
- Well, I tell you what I think. I think we should have a standing army.
- Why should we have a standing army?
- Because then we save money on chairs!
- Scat!
- I don't go in much for modern art. Have you got anything by one of the Old Masters?
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