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We've existed since time began. We built the Pyramids, we saw Christ crucified, pulled the oars for Roman emperors,

10 seconds sound clip from the Meet John Doe (1941) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:48:40 in the DVD version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Yes, sir... Yes, sir, we're a great family, the John Does.

- We're the meek who are... supposed to inherit the earth.

- You'll find us everywhere. We raise the crops, dig the mines, work the factories, keep the books, fly the planes, and drive the buses.

- When a cop yells stand back there, you, he means us, the John Does.

- What kind of a speech is that? Didn't you read it?

- We've existed since time began. We built the Pyramids, we saw Christ crucified, pulled the oars for Roman emperors,

- Sailed the boats for Columbus, retreated from Moscow with Napoleon, and froze with Washington at Valley Forge.

- Yes, sir, we've been in there dodging left hooks since before History began to walk.

- In our struggle for freedom we've hit the canvas many a time, but we always bounce back because we're the people and we're tough.

(applause in the hall) (2)

- They've started a lot of talk about free people going soft, that we can't take it. That's a lot of hooey!

[...]

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Do me a favor. Go on out and get married and have a lot of babies but... stay out of the newspaper business.
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Meet John Doe (1941) Sound Clip

Meet John Doe (1941)

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Actors: Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Walter Brennan, Edward Arnold, James Gleason

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