When in doubt, tell the truth.

— George Washington McLintock (John Wayne)

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3 seconds sound clip from the McLintock! (1963) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:34:01 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Good evening, Mr. Mac.

- Say, Mr. Mac, what does unprepossessing mean?

- I was called that once. Looked it up in the dictionary. It's best you don't know what it means.

- Uh-huh. Thank you. Giddyap.

- Hey, what am I going to tell her when she asks where you went?

- When in doubt, tell the truth.

- She wouldn't expect that from you anyway.

- Where's Mr. McLintock going?

- There he goes, burning his last bridge.

- You see a yellow streak about a foot wide running up and down his backbone?

[...]

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