I like the country fine. As for civilization, I've got nothing in particular against it. I can take it or leave it alone.

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8 seconds sound clip from the The Oklahoma Kid (1939) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:22:06 in the DVD version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Here, try some of this uncut moonshine. Got some taste to it. Go ahead.

- How come a strong, healthy young fellow like you isn't out there up to his neck in this land rush?

- Why? I'm doing all right.

- Those people are going out there to build a new empire.

- Fine. Let them have it.

- You mean to say you've got no feeling for the country, no pride in seeing a civilization carved out of a wilderness?

- What sort of an American are you?

- I like the country fine. As for civilization, I've got nothing in particular against it. I can take it or leave it alone.

- What sort of folks did you come from?

- The most god-fearing, law-abiding, land-grabbing, empire-building fellas you ever saw.

- Suckers for this land-rush stuff, too, but not for me.

- I crave a nice easygoing existence, and I've got it.

- I see. No responsibility. No ambition. None of this get-up- and-get-it stuff that regular folks have.

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Listen. I learned this about human nature when I was about so high, and that is that the strong take away from the weak, and the smart take it away from the strong.

Just feel that air. Feel that air. Go on. -What? -Feel that air. It's like velvet, isn't it?

Perhaps, but you can't expect him to lean on any of these people.

How many horses you got? -None. Just a mule, and he's lame.

Now, you two boys go outside, and when the kid shows up, make sure you draw first. Make sure your aim is good.

The Oklahoma Kid (1939) Sound Clip

Mp3 sound clips of the most memorable voice quotes and sound effects sampled from the movie The Oklahoma Kid (1939).

Actors: James Cagney (The Oklahoma Kid), Humphrey Bogart (Whip McCord), Rosemary Lane (Jane Hardwick)

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