The Constitution was paid for long ago.

4 seconds sound clip from the You Can't Take It with You (1939) classic radio play.

You can hear this line at 00:20:55 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- Well, here I am. Hello, Tony. I hope you all got acquainted.

- Oh, yes. I think you two will make such a lovely couple!

- Mother...

- Look, there's no two ways about it. You've got to pay your taxes.

- How's that?

- I said you've got to pay it!

- Well, they've got to show me. They don't have to show you! I just told you!

- Look. Who's going to pay for all those buildings down in Washington? And Interstate Commerce? And the Constitution?

- The Constitution was paid for long ago.

- And Interstate Commerce... What is Interstate Commerce anyway?

- Oh, look. There are 48 states, see? And if it weren't for Interstate Commerce, nothing could get from one state to another, see?

- Why not? Have they got fences?

- No, they haven't got fences! They've got laws!

- Oh, holy smoke, I never ran across anything like this before!

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