In the Army I've had to be with men when they were stripped of everything in the way of property except what they carried around with them and inside them.

— Al Stephenson (Fredric March)

6 seconds sound clip from the The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:45:46.709 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

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(1946 Chevrolet Stylemaster car engine starting)

- We were discussing this loan to this man, uh... What's his name? Novak.

- Yes, yes, I approved it.

- Well, may I ask, Al, on what basis?

- On the basis of my own judgment.

- Novak looked to me like a good bet.

- But the man has no collateral, no security.

- Evidently, you saw something in this man.

- Yes, Mr. Milton.

- What was it?

- Security. Collateral.

- In the Army I've had to be with men when they were stripped of everything in the way of property except what they carried around with them and inside them.

- I saw them being tested. Some of them stood up to it and some didn't. But you got so you could tell which ones you could count on.

- I tell you, this man Novak is okay. His collateral is in his hands, in his heart, in his guts.

- It's in his right as a citizen.

- Nobody's denying him his rights.

- Oh, yes, we are. If we deny him his chance to work in his own way.

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