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.
— The Oklahoma Kid (James Cagney)
10 seconds sound clip from the The Oklahoma Kid (1939) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:23:20 in the DVD version of the movie.
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- Then the immigrants sweat and strain and break their hearts carving out a civilization.
- And with one hand skim off the cream and with the other, scoop up the gravy.
- I suppose you never heard of the law that protects people's rights and property.
- Yeah, I've heard of it. I've seen it work, too. Sometimes, it's all right.
- In the cities, maybe fine, but here, you can't trust it.
- This is the only law that I know that's worth a hoot in this part of the country. The only law.
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