Today, an eye for an eye means only if you're caught. Even then it's an indefinite postponement and let's settle out of court.
9 seconds sound clip from the Sudden Impact (1983) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:12:14 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- Oh, bozos with big brass nameplates on their desks and asses the shape of the seat of their chairs.
- Why?
- Does that sound profound or just boring?
- Sorry, I'm sure you get that sort of thing all the time.
- Well, I promise to adjourn Philosophy 101.
- What do you do for a living?
- I paint.
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