He seldom walks up to a public telephone without shoving his finger in the slot to see if somebody left a nickel there.

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

You can hear this line at 00:47:37 in the DVD version of the movie.

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- The speech will continue.

- Well, people like the Governor... people like the Governor and that fella there can stop worrying.

- I'm not gonna talk about them. I'm gonna talk about us, the average guys, the John Does.

- If anybody ever asked you what the average John Doe is like, you couldn't tell him because he's a million and one things.

- He's Mr. Big and Mr. Small. He's simple and he's wise. He's inherently honest, but he's got a streak of larceny in his heart.

- He seldom walks up to a public telephone without shoving his finger in the slot to see if somebody left a nickel there.

- He's the man the ads are written for, the fella everybody sells things to.

- He's Joe Does, the world's greatest stooge, and the world's greatest strength.

- Yes, sir... Yes, sir, we're a great family, the John Does.

- We're the meek who are... supposed to inherit the earth.

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