A guy can say what he wants and do what he wants without having a bayonet chopped through his belly. And that's all right. You betcha.

11 seconds sound clip from the Meet John Doe (1941) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:28:35 in the DVD version of the movie.

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[...]

- Me, I came out without a scratch. That is, excepting my ulcers.

- I should be drinking milk, you know. This stuff is poison.

- Hey, Jimmy! Yes, Mr. Connell?

- What do you say?

- All right.

- I'm a sucker for this country. I'm a sucker for the Star Spangled Banner and this country.

- I like what we got here. I like it!

- A guy can say what he wants and do what he wants without having a bayonet chopped through his belly. And that's all right. You betcha.

- And we don't anybody changing that, do we?

- No, sir. No, sir.

- When they do, I get mad, I get boiling mad. Right now, I'm sizzling.

- I get mad for a lot of other guys besides myself. I get mad for a guy named Washington. And a guy named Jefferson and Lincoln.

- Lighthouses, John. Lighthouses in a foggy world.

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