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This will not be a war of short duration, as many people think. It will be as deadly and as fiercely fought as any civil war in history.

12 seconds sound clip from the Dark Command (1940) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:47:47 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Will, you were magnificent! I'm so happy.

- Well, I guess you can tell 'em about this now, judge.

(Judge pounding gavel)

- My friends, I have news, bad news, I fear.

- The south has seceded from the union, and war has begun.

- This will not be a war of short duration, as many people think. It will be as deadly and as fiercely fought as any civil war in history.

- Now, you men have thrown your loyalty to me, and that loyalty will be amply rewarded.

- You're not fighting for the north, and you're not fighting for the south, but you're fighting to take what's coming to you!

- The fine gentlemen of Kansas and Missouri will be fighting each other in a war over something we don't want any part of!

- And the longer they keep each other busy, the better we're gonna like it.

- We're gonna live off the fat of the land, and what we don't want, we'll burn.

[...]

Dark Command (1940) Sound Clip

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Actors: Claire Trevor (Mary McCloud), John Wayne (Bob Seton), Walter Pidgeon (Will Cantrell), George "Gabby" Hayes (Doc), Marjorie Main (Mrs. Cantrell), Roy Rogers (Fletch)

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