He was a man of high ideals, so-called. But ideals without common sense can ruin this town.
— (Lionel Barrymore)
10 seconds sound clip from the It's a Wonderful Life (1946) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:31:09 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- I'll say that to the public Peter Bailey was the Building and Loan.
- That's fine, coming from you, considering that you probably drove him to his grave.
- Peter Bailey was not a businessman. That's what killed him.
- Oh, I don't mean any disrespect to him. God rest his soul.
- He was a man of high ideals, so-called. But ideals without common sense can ruin this town.
- I happen to know the bank turned down this loan.
- But he comes here, and we're building him a house worth 5000.
- Why? Well, I handled that, Mr. Potter.
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