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A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against its government. — Jim Garrison · 1991Well, as I said, this is a man's world, Jeff, and you gotta check your ideals outside the door like you do your others. — Senator Joseph Paine · 1939Dad always used to say the only causes worth fighting for were the lost causes. — Jefferson Smith · 1939Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! — Jefferson Smith · 1939I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if behind them they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a little looking out for the other fella, too. — Jefferson Smith · 1939Liberty's too precious a thing to be buried in books, Miss Saunders. Men should hold it up in front of them every single day of their lives and say: I'm free to think and to speak. My ancestors couldn't, I can, and my children will. Boys ought to grow up remembering that. — Jefferson Smith · 1939All 7 quotes →Political (film)7 quotes
A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against its government. — Jim Garrison · 1991Well, as I said, this is a man's world, Jeff, and you gotta check your ideals outside the door like you do your others. — Senator Joseph Paine · 1939Dad always used to say the only causes worth fighting for were the lost causes. — Jefferson Smith · 1939Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! — Jefferson Smith · 1939I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if behind them they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a little looking out for the other fella, too. — Jefferson Smith · 1939Liberty's too precious a thing to be buried in books, Miss Saunders. Men should hold it up in front of them every single day of their lives and say: I'm free to think and to speak. My ancestors couldn't, I can, and my children will. Boys ought to grow up remembering that. — Jefferson Smith · 1939All 7 quotes →Comedy drama5 quotes
Well, as I said, this is a man's world, Jeff, and you gotta check your ideals outside the door like you do your others. — Senator Joseph Paine · 1939Dad always used to say the only causes worth fighting for were the lost causes. — Jefferson Smith · 1939Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! — Jefferson Smith · 1939I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if behind them they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a little looking out for the other fella, too. — Jefferson Smith · 1939Liberty's too precious a thing to be buried in books, Miss Saunders. Men should hold it up in front of them every single day of their lives and say: I'm free to think and to speak. My ancestors couldn't, I can, and my children will. Boys ought to grow up remembering that. — Jefferson Smith · 1939Comedy drama (film)5 quotes
Well, as I said, this is a man's world, Jeff, and you gotta check your ideals outside the door like you do your others. — Senator Joseph Paine · 1939Dad always used to say the only causes worth fighting for were the lost causes. — Jefferson Smith · 1939Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! — Jefferson Smith · 1939I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if behind them they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a little looking out for the other fella, too. — Jefferson Smith · 1939Liberty's too precious a thing to be buried in books, Miss Saunders. Men should hold it up in front of them every single day of their lives and say: I'm free to think and to speak. My ancestors couldn't, I can, and my children will. Boys ought to grow up remembering that. — Jefferson Smith · 1939Thriller2 quotes
A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against its government. — Jim Garrison · 1991Going back to when we were children, I think most of us in this courtroom thought justice came into being automatically. That virtue was its own reward. That good would triumph over evil. But as we get older, we know this just isn't true. Individual human beings have to create justice, and this is not easy because the truth often poses a threat to power and one often has to fight power at great risk to themselves. — Jim Garrison · 1991Thriller (film)2 quotes
A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against its government. — Jim Garrison · 1991Going back to when we were children, I think most of us in this courtroom thought justice came into being automatically. That virtue was its own reward. That good would triumph over evil. But as we get older, we know this just isn't true. Individual human beings have to create justice, and this is not easy because the truth often poses a threat to power and one often has to fight power at great risk to themselves. — Jim Garrison · 1991