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Alvin: Well, I reckon these'll do until I get fixed up in government clothes. The corn's doin' right good on the south hill. Might need a little extra hoein'.
George York: The mule's at the gate. You've got a long ways to go.
Alvin: Well, you'll be takin' care of things from now on, George.
George York: Sure will.
Alvin: Guess you'll be needin' a man-sized gun. You can have my rifle.
George York: I'm a-thankin' you.
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Zeke: [of Tennessee senator and 47th Secretary of State, Cordell Hull] I mind when Cord Hull weren't knee-high to a bull frog. Runnin' around in his shirt-tails. Just goes to show you what a fella can do if he gets book-learnin'.
Margaret Wycherly
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