Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Guy Kibbee: Governor Hopper
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Quotes
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James Taylor : I think we've got your man - Horace Miller.
Governor Hopper : Horace Miller!
Chick McGann : A born stooge! Why, ole Horace will preform like a trained seal.
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Governor Hopper : But, Jim, if I throw a party man, like Horace Miller, in the face of those people...
James Taylor : For reasons I can't go into now, it's got to be Horace Miller. Do you understand? I've given you the man, now make out your ticket.
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Governor Hopper : I won't let you stand there callously and perhaps wreck my whole political future!
James Taylor : Your political future? Why, I bought it for you. I gave it to you as a present and I can grab it back so fast it'll make your head swim! You've got a nerve to sit there and worry about your political future, when we're in a spot like this!
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Governor Hopper : Well, forgive my abysmal ignorance, but I don't know this Jefferson Smith from a hole in the ground.
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Governor Hopper : That settles it! I will not be attacked and belittled by my own children in my own home! Oh, my nerves are strained to the breaking point!
Mrs. Hopper : Oh, Hubert.
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James Taylor : A Boy Ranger? A squirrel chaser to the United States Senate?
Governor Hopper : Listen, Jim, a simpleton of all times. A big eyed baby. Knows Lincoln and Washington by heart. Stands at attention in the Governor's presence. He even collects stray boys and cats.
James Taylor : He does what?
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James Taylor : Chick, turn the ballyhoo boys loose. Its the greatest appointment ever made. Give a banquet and declare a holiday.
Governor Hopper : A star spangled banquet!
Chick McGann : Wow!
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Governor Hopper : It is in that spirit that we gather here tonight, to acclaim and wish God's speed to Senator Jefferson Smith!
[Crowd roars]
Jefferson Smith : Thank you. I-I I-I can't help feeling that there's been a big mistake somehow.