“Dad always used to say the only causes worth fighting for were the...” – Jefferson Smith, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington ... Movie Quotes Database

Dad always used to say the only causes worth fighting for were the lost causes.
The origin of this quote is Ethel Lina White's The Wheel Spins, published in 1936.

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