They are bad Communists. Either way, no one is satisfied. Face the issue squarely,...
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Kuragin:
[to Philip Sutherland, who's trying to get his wife Marya a visa]
I realize it's hard for an American- even for one who has spent 4 years in Russia like you have- to understand our point of view, yet it's simple, it's logical, it's realistic. Suppose we permit our women to leave Russia, to intermarry with the West- America. They're good Communists, therefore, they'll become bad Americans. *Or*, they'll become good Americans, therefore [laughs] Kuragin:
they are bad Communists. Either way, no one is satisfied. Face the issue squarely, Sutherland, and you will see at once there can be logically only one answer
[to Philip Sutherland, who's trying to get his wife Marya a visa]
I realize it's hard for an American- even for one who has spent 4 years in Russia like you have- to understand our point of view, yet it's simple, it's logical, it's realistic. Suppose we permit our women to leave Russia, to intermarry with the West- America. They're good Communists, therefore, they'll become bad Americans. *Or*, they'll become good Americans, therefore [laughs] Kuragin:
they are bad Communists. Either way, no one is satisfied. Face the issue squarely, Sutherland, and you will see at once there can be logically only one answer
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I realize it's hard for an American
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even for one who has spent four years in Russia
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like you have to understand our point of view
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Yet it's simple It's logical
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It's realistic
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Suppose we permit our women to leave Russia
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to inter marry with the West America
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They're good Communists
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therefore they'll become bad Americans
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Or they'll become good Americans
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therefore they are bad Communists
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Either way no one is satisfied
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Face the issue squarely Sutherland
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you'll see at once there can be logically only one answer
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Movie Summary
An American reporter stationed in post-war Moscow marries a ballet dancer, but their relationship is threatened by the country's political volatility.
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Kuragin
