You're dead wrong. Little punks have always counted because in the long run the character of a country is the sum total of the character of it's little punks.

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

You can hear this line at 00:49:44 in the DVD version of the movie.

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(applause in the hall) (2)

- They've started a lot of talk about free people going soft, that we can't take it. That's a lot of hooey!

- Free people can beat the world at anything from war to tiddlywinks if we all pull in the same direction.

(applause in the hall) (3)

- I know a lot of you are saying: What can I do? I'm just a little punk. I don't count.

- You're dead wrong. Little punks have always counted because in the long run the character of a country is the sum total of the character of it's little punks.

(applause in the hall) (4)

- But we've all got to get in there and pitch. We can't win the old ball game unless we have team work,

- And that's where every John Doe comes in.

- It's up to him to get together with his team mate, and your team mate, my friends, is the guy next door to you. Your neighbor, he's a terribly important guy.

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