If you find the city council a laughing matter, we have obviously nothing further to say to each other. Goodbye.
10 seconds sound clip from the Mr. Topaze (1961) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:52:12 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- Early nights? You? Oh, don't say it. You're breaking my heart.
- Apropos, heart, I'm appealing to yours.
- Come now, Roger, won't you... Won't you make a little sacrifice?
- Must we tolerate that a man has to perform the degrading task of roadsweeping?
- Do we have to listen to your entire speech to the city council?
- Oh, darling, don't be so petty.
- I'm a freely elected representative of the people. I cannot allow democracy to be insulted.
- I cannot talk with a power-mad raving idiot! Excuse me.
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