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- Well, I tell you what I think. I think we should have a standing army.
- Why should we have a standing army?
- Because then we save money on chairs!

7 seconds sound clip from the Duck Soup (1933) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:26:42.668 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Just for that, you don't get the job I was gonna give you.

- What job?

- Secretary of War!

- All right, I take it.

- Sold!

(FUNNY HORNS HONKING)

- You know, I'd be lost without a telephone.

- Hey, don't go away, I wanna talk to you.

- Now, where were we? Oh, yes! Now that you're Secretary of War, what kind of an army do you think we oughta have?

- Well, I tell you what I think. I think we should have a standing army.

- Why should we have a standing army?

- Because then we save money on chairs!

- Peanuts! (3)

- Scat!

- Say, who are you anyway?

- I don't go in much for modern art. Have you got anything by one of the Old Masters?

- Not bad. You don't happen to have her telephone number?

[...]

Duck Soup (1933) Sound Clip

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Actors: Groucho Marx (Rufus T. Firefly), Chico Marx (Chicolini), Zeppo Marx (Lt. Bob Roland), Margaret Dumont (Mrs. Gloria Teasdale)

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