LOSE SHOT: JOHN and CONNELL. CONNELL looks around guardedly, to make certain he is not overhead. CONNELL (confidentially) Yessir. I'm a sucker for this country. (gets a little sore about it) I'm a sucker for the Star Spangled Banner—and I'm a sucker for this country. (taps table with his middle finger) I like what we got here! I like it! (emphasizes each point) A guy can say what he wants—and do what he wants—without having a bayonet shoved through his belly. MED. SHOT: As he leans back and nods his head, satisfied he made his point. CONNELL Now, that's all right, isn't it? JOHN You betcha. The BARTENDER comes in with drink and departs. CONNELL All right. And we don't want anybody coming around changing it, do we? JOHN shakes his head. JOHN No, sir. TWO SHOT: JOHN and CONNELL. CONNELL No, sir. And when they do I get mad! I get b-boiling mad. And right now, John, I'm sizzling! JOHN looks at him, puzzled. CONNELL I get mad for a lot of other guys besides myself—I get mad for a guy named Washington! And a guy named Jefferson—and Lincoln. Lighthouses, John! Lighthouses in a foggy world! You know what I mean? Screenplay, Meet John Doe (1941)