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Fred Staples:
[angry]
I don't want the job. I'm through, I'm quitting, I resign as of now Mr. Ramsey:
[angry]
Why? Fred Staples:
Because I hate your guts. You used Bill Briggs for a whipping boy. You made him knuckle under, then you beat him to death. You wouldn't try anything like that with me because I'd kill you first. Mr. Ramsey:
I'm not a nice human being. What else? Fred Staples:
You're nothing but a freak. You drive your people into peak efficiency if they can make it, or into a grave if they can't. Because Bill Briggs lacked the strength... .. Mr. Ramsey:
He was second in command, he had a lot of responsibility to hold and he cracked... . Fred Staples:
It was his business too... . Mr. Ramsey:
It's no one's business. It belongs only to the best; those who can control it; sustain it; nurture it; keep it growing. Right now It belongs to us because we are producing. But in the future It belongs to who ever has the brains, the nerve, and the skill to take it away from us. Fred Staples:
You can have my share of it right now, because I don't want any part of it. Mr. Ramsey:
What do you want from me? Apologies? I don't apologize. What else? A nice unsullied conscience? You walk out of here with a halo because you spoke your mind? What do you do then? Go to work for some nickel and dime outfit run by nice people who won't challenge you and prod you and goad you and drive you to a height you never even dreamed of? A company where there's nothing to fight for because you're the best and there's no competition? Where everything is handed to you and nothing is worth fighting for? I want you to stay. Fred Staples:
I don't think you understand Ramsey. I don't like you. I don't like anything about you. Mr. Ramsey:
I didn't hire you to like me. Alright, I'm not a nice person in your eyes. But whatever I am, you'll learn more, grow more here with me than anywhere else on earth. I need you to stay because I need help on my level. You're the only one whose able to function there. Be a conscience for me if you want. Be anything you like. And if it's something I don't like, you'll know about it soon enough. I think you'r strong enough to take it. And if not, I think you're strong enough to get out
[angry]
I don't want the job. I'm through, I'm quitting, I resign as of now Mr. Ramsey:
[angry]
Why? Fred Staples:
Because I hate your guts. You used Bill Briggs for a whipping boy. You made him knuckle under, then you beat him to death. You wouldn't try anything like that with me because I'd kill you first. Mr. Ramsey:
I'm not a nice human being. What else? Fred Staples:
You're nothing but a freak. You drive your people into peak efficiency if they can make it, or into a grave if they can't. Because Bill Briggs lacked the strength... .. Mr. Ramsey:
He was second in command, he had a lot of responsibility to hold and he cracked... . Fred Staples:
It was his business too... . Mr. Ramsey:
It's no one's business. It belongs only to the best; those who can control it; sustain it; nurture it; keep it growing. Right now It belongs to us because we are producing. But in the future It belongs to who ever has the brains, the nerve, and the skill to take it away from us. Fred Staples:
You can have my share of it right now, because I don't want any part of it. Mr. Ramsey:
What do you want from me? Apologies? I don't apologize. What else? A nice unsullied conscience? You walk out of here with a halo because you spoke your mind? What do you do then? Go to work for some nickel and dime outfit run by nice people who won't challenge you and prod you and goad you and drive you to a height you never even dreamed of? A company where there's nothing to fight for because you're the best and there's no competition? Where everything is handed to you and nothing is worth fighting for? I want you to stay. Fred Staples:
I don't think you understand Ramsey. I don't like you. I don't like anything about you. Mr. Ramsey:
I didn't hire you to like me. Alright, I'm not a nice person in your eyes. But whatever I am, you'll learn more, grow more here with me than anywhere else on earth. I need you to stay because I need help on my level. You're the only one whose able to function there. Be a conscience for me if you want. Be anything you like. And if it's something I don't like, you'll know about it soon enough. I think you'r strong enough to take it. And if not, I think you're strong enough to get out
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I don't apologize
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What else
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A nice unsullied conscience
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Do you walk out of there with a halo because you spoke your mind
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What do you do then
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Go to work for some nickel and dime outfit run by nice people
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Who won't challenge you and prod you and goad you
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And drive you to a height you never even dreamed of
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A company where there is nothing to fight for because you are the best
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Where there is no competition
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Where everything is handed to you And nothing is worth fighting for
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I want you to stay
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I don't think you understand Ramsey
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I don't like you I don't like anything about you
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I didn't hire you to like me
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Alright I'm not a nice person in your eyes
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But whatever I am you'll learn more grow more and do more
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Here with me than anywhere else on earth
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I want you to stay because I need help on my level
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And you're the only one who's able to function there
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Be a conscience for me if you want Be anything you like
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And if it's something I don't like you'll know about it soon enough
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I think you're strong enough to take it
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And if not I think you're strong enough to get out
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Movie Summary
When Fred Staples is recruited onto the board of a high-powered New York corporation, he finds his ethics and ambition at odds.
Actors
Fred Staples