Mr. President, if I may speak freely, the Russki talks big, but frankly, we think he's short of know-how.

— General Buck Turgidson (George C. Scott)

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8 seconds sound clip from the Dr. Strangelove movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:19:48 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Well, we'll keep our fingers crossed, and remember, there's just one thing - we are all in this together.

- We're right behind you, Dmitri. We're with you all the way.

- Yes, well, we'll keep the line open.

- All right, Dmitri.

- General, is there really a chance for that plane to get through?

- Mr. President, if I may speak freely, the Russki talks big, but frankly, we think he's short of know-how.

- You just can't expect a bunch of ignorant peons to understand a machine like some of our boys.

- That's not meant as an insult, Mr. Ambassador.

- I mean, you take your average Russki, we all know how much guts he's got. Hell, look at all them Nazis killed off, and he still wouldn't quit.

- Can't you stick to the point, General?

[...]

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