“Some said it's what we all ought to wear. Others said it's like...” – Anna, Ninotchka ... Movie Quotes Database

Anna

[about Ninotchka's underwear]

Some said it's what we all ought to wear. Others said it's like hanging foreign ideas on our clothesline. It undermines our whole cause... You know how it is today. All you have to do is wear a pair of silk stockings and they suspect you of counter-revolution.

Ninotchka

I should hate to see our country endangered by my underwear.

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Ninotchka Greta Garbo More Ninotchka quotes →

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