“Hey, wait, wait. What does this say here, this thing here?” – Fiorello, Night at the Opera, A ... Movie Quotes Database

Fiorello

Hey, wait, wait. What does this say here, this thing here?

Driftwood

Oh, that? Oh, that's the usual clause that's in every contract. That just says, uh, it says, uh, if any of the parties participating in this contract are shown not to be in their right mind, the entire agreement is automatically nullified.

Fiorello

Well, I don't know...

Driftwood

It's all right. That's, that's in every contract. That's, that's what they call a sanity clause.

Fiorello

Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! You can't fool me. There ain't no Sanity Clause!

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