It's in his right as a citizen.
1 seconds sound clip from the The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:46:08.147 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- Novak looked to me like a good bet.
- But the man has no collateral, no security.
- Evidently, you saw something in this man.
- I tell you, this man Novak is okay. His collateral is in his hands, in his heart, in his guts.
- It's in his right as a citizen.
- Nobody's denying him his rights.
- Oh, yes, we are. If we deny him his chance to work in his own way.
- Gentlemen, there's no need to raise our voices.
- Of course, since you've approved the loan, the incident is closed.
- However, in the future, Al...
- Yes, I understand, Mr. Milton. In the future, I must exercise more caution.
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