So he writes me a letter and I dig him up.

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

You can hear this line at 00:11:16 in the DVD version of the movie.

Quote context

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- What does he do? He decides to commit suicide in protest against the state of civilization.

- He thinks of the river, but no. He has a better idea: The City Hall.

- Why? Because he wants to attract attention.

- He want to get things off his chest and it's the only way he can get himself heard.

- So?

- So?

- So he writes me a letter and I dig him up.

- He pours out his soul to me.

- From now on we quote: I Protest, by John Doe.

- He protests against all the evils in the world. The greed, lust, hate, fear. All of man's inhumanity to man.

- Arguments will start. Should he commit suicide or should he not?

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