“I once found it necessary to sue your mother for defamation of...” – Senator Thomas Jordan, The Manchurian Candidate ... Movie Quotes Database

Senator John Yerkes Iselin James Gregory

[To Raymond]

I once found it necessary to sue your mother for defamation of character and slander... One of your mother's more endearing traits is her tendency to refer to anyone who disagrees with her about anything as a Communist.

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