Human beings, my friend, are a very complex paradox. Very, very dangerous. They don't...
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Adam Steiffel, Chairman Titan Oil:
Human beings, my friend, are a very complex paradox. Very, very dangerous. They don't wanna' be leaders, they wanna' be followers. I mean, they... they can't wait to find some nut, who they think is just wonderful, to tell them what to do. And they all wanna' be brought under control. And some of that awesome burden has fallen on my sagging shoulders. I didn't ask for it, and I don't enjoy it, but I accept it... because I have a strong sense of duty
Human beings, my friend, are a very complex paradox. Very, very dangerous. They don't wanna' be leaders, they wanna' be followers. I mean, they... they can't wait to find some nut, who they think is just wonderful, to tell them what to do. And they all wanna' be brought under control. And some of that awesome burden has fallen on my sagging shoulders. I didn't ask for it, and I don't enjoy it, but I accept it... because I have a strong sense of duty
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Human beings, my friend,
are a very complex paradox.
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Very, very dangerous.
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They don't wanna be leaders,
they wanna be followers.
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I mean, they...
They can't wait to find some nut...
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...who they think is just wonderful,
to tell them what to do.
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And they all wanna be
brought under control.
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And some of that awesome burden
has fallen on my sagging shoulders.
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I didn't ask for it.
And I don't enjoy it, but I accept it...
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...because I have a strong sense of duty.
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Now, there are those inevitable moments
when some people...
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...have to be sacrificed...
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...like your friends, the Neeleys.
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I didn't like that.
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But I don't make the rules around here.
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I just work here.
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Christ, I'd rather be up
in the Great Sierras there...
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...backpacking, fishing.
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But duty says otherwise.
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You mean, greed says otherwise.
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You'll make synthetic fuel
when you get damn good and ready.
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But not until you've screwed
those poor slobs down there in the street...
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...out of about $40 or $50 billion...
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...for phony research
on a formula that already works.
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Movie Summary
The synthetic fuel production formula, invented by the Nazis at the end of World War II, is sought after by some who aim to sell it, and by others who wish to destroy it.
Actors
Adam Steiffel
