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Grant Matthews: I yelled my head off about labor and its responsibilities and I'm going to lay it right on the line for industry too. Now look here, Jim. You know just as well as I do that there are men at that banquet who will be rooting for a depression just so they can slap labor's ears back
Jim Conover: I suppose you have a few well-chosen words to say about tax reduction?
Grant Matthews: You better not worry so much about tax reduction until we accomplish some of the things we have to accomplish. I'm going to tell them that the wealthiest nation in the world is a failure unless it's also the healthiest nation in the world. That means the highest medical care for the lowest income groups... And I'm going to tell them the American dream is not making money. It is the wellbeing and the freedom of the individual throughout the world, from Patagonia to Detroit... And I'm going to tell them there's only one government which is capable of handling the atomic control, world disarmament, world employment, world peace, and that's a world government. The people of 13 states started the United States of America. Well, I think the people of that many nations are now ready to start a United States of the World, and I mean a UNITED states of the World, with one bill of rights, one international law, one international currency, one international citizenship, and I'm going to tell them that the brotherhood of man is not just an idealistic dream, but a practical necessity if man is going to survive. And I'm go-
[Conover gets up, disgusted]
Grant Matthews: where are you going?
Jim Conover: I'm going out and get pie-eyed and I'm going back to Washington.
Grant Matthews: You're walking out on me?
Jim Conover: Well if you're going to climb out on a limb like that and saw it off behind you! You've already scared off big labor, and if tonight you scare off big business, you're a dead duck.
Grant Matthews, Jim Conover: Jim, they've got to know where I stand, I told you that at the start. I've got to be on record - nomination or no nomination.
Jim Conover: All right, but not here, not tonight, not when you're on a radio hookup. Save it for some time when you're out in Nebraska or Oklahoma
Jim Conover: I suppose you have a few well-chosen words to say about tax reduction?
Grant Matthews: You better not worry so much about tax reduction until we accomplish some of the things we have to accomplish. I'm going to tell them that the wealthiest nation in the world is a failure unless it's also the healthiest nation in the world. That means the highest medical care for the lowest income groups... And I'm going to tell them the American dream is not making money. It is the wellbeing and the freedom of the individual throughout the world, from Patagonia to Detroit... And I'm going to tell them there's only one government which is capable of handling the atomic control, world disarmament, world employment, world peace, and that's a world government. The people of 13 states started the United States of America. Well, I think the people of that many nations are now ready to start a United States of the World, and I mean a UNITED states of the World, with one bill of rights, one international law, one international currency, one international citizenship, and I'm going to tell them that the brotherhood of man is not just an idealistic dream, but a practical necessity if man is going to survive. And I'm go-
[Conover gets up, disgusted]
Grant Matthews: where are you going?
Jim Conover: I'm going out and get pie-eyed and I'm going back to Washington.
Grant Matthews: You're walking out on me?
Jim Conover: Well if you're going to climb out on a limb like that and saw it off behind you! You've already scared off big labor, and if tonight you scare off big business, you're a dead duck.
Grant Matthews, Jim Conover: Jim, they've got to know where I stand, I told you that at the start. I've got to be on record - nomination or no nomination.
Jim Conover: All right, but not here, not tonight, not when you're on a radio hookup. Save it for some time when you're out in Nebraska or Oklahoma
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I yelled my head off about labor and its responsibilities
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I'm going to lay it right on the line for industry too
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Now look here Jim
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you know just as well as I do
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that there are men at that banquet who'll be rooting
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for a depression just so they can slap labor's ears back
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And I suppose you have a few well chosen words to say about tax reduction
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You better not worry so much about tax reduction
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until we accomplish some of the things we have to accomplish
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I'm going to tell them that the wealthiest nation in the world is a failure
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unless it's also the healthiest nation in the world
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That means the highest medical care for the lowest income groups
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And that goes for housing too
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One thing this nation is not rich enough to afford
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is not having a roof over our heads
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And I'm going to tell them that the American Dream is not making money
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It is the well being and the freedom of the individual
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throughout the world
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from Patagonia to Detroit
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We can't be an island of plenty in a world of starvation
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We have to send food clothing machinery and money
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to the bitter impoverished people of the world
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Try to recreate their self respect
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Give them the desire again for individual freedom
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And I'm gonna tell them that as long as dictatorships remain in the world
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we better remain well armed
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Because the next time we're not going to get two years to get ready
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They're gonna jump us overnight
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And I'm gonna tell them that there's only one government
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which is capable of handling the atomic control
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world disarmament world employment world peace and that's a world government
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The people of 13 states started the United States of America
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I think the people of that many nations
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are now ready to start a United States of the World
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With or without Russia
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And I mean a United States of the World
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With one Bill of Rights
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One international law
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One international currency One international citizenship
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And I'm going to tell them that the brotherhood of man
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is not just an idealist dream
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but a practical necessity if man is going to survive
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And I'm Where're you going
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I'm going out to get pie eyed then I'm going back to Washington
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You're walking out on me
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If you're going to climb out on a limb like that and saw it off behind you
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Let me remind you
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Up to now you haven't got one pledged delegate to that Convention
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You know how many you need to be nominated
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About 550 Think that over
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You've already scared off big labor
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and if you scare off big business you're a dead duck
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They've got to know where I stand I told you that at the start
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I've got to be on record nomination or no nomination
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All right but not here Not tonight Not when you're on a radio hook up
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Give it sometime when you're out in Nebraska or Oklahoma
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Movie Summary
An industrialist is urged to run for President, but this requires uncomfortable compromises on both political and marital levels.
