When the old boys wrote those words, 'life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, ' they sounded mighty nice. But they wouldn't have been worth a plug nickel if somebody hadn't made 'em stick.

— Peter "Pop" Benson (James Gleason)

11 seconds sound clip from the Suddenly (1954) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:15:39 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Duty! Being blown to bits on some godforsaken battlefield, thousands of miles from where he was born. You call that duty?

- Yes, Ellen.

- Well, is that what you'd like for Pidge? Would that make you happy?

- If Pete could hear you now, I think he'd be ashamed of you.

- How can you say a terrible thing like that?

- When the old boys wrote those words, 'life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, ' they sounded mighty nice. But they wouldn't have been worth a plug nickel if somebody hadn't made 'em stick.

- Grandpa! Grandpa! Grandpa! The window! Look out the window! Golly!

- What is it?

- Coming down the mountain from Wetherby! A whole raft of state troopers! See 'em?

(state troopers sirens blaring)

[...]