I said speak your mind, Jack, but Jesus...

— Admiral James Greer (James Earl Jones)

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3 seconds sound clip from the The Hunt for Red October movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:40:38.051 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- I know Ramius, General. He's nearly a legend in the submarine community. He's been a maverick his entire career.

- I actually met him once at an embassy dinner. Have you ever met Captain Ramius, General?

- Admiral Hollis, how long before Ramius could be in a position to fire his missiles at us?

- Four days.

- All right. I'll brief the president. That will be all, gentlemen.

- Dr. Ryan, would you stay for a moment, please?

- I said speak your mind, Jack, but Jesus...

- You slammed the door on the general pretty hard, Jack.

- That was not my intention, sir.

- Oh, yes, it was.

- He was patronizing you, and you stomped on him. In my opinion, he deserved it.

- Listen, I'm a politician, which means I'm a cheat and a liar, and when I'm not kissing babies, I'm stealing their lollipops, but it also means that I keep my options open.

- So, let's assume for a minute that you're right and this Russian intends to defect.

[...]

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