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Jefferson Smith4 quotes
Dad 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 · 1939George Bailey2 quotes
You look a little older without your clothes on. — George Bailey · 1946Mary, I know what I'm gonna do tomorrow, and the next day, and next year, and the year after that. I'm shakin' the dust of this crummy little town off my feet and I'm gonna see the world. — George Bailey · 1946Macaulay Connor1 quote
Champagne's funny stuff. I'm used to whisky. Whiskey is a slap on the back and champagne's heavy mist before my eyes. — Macaulay Connor · 1940