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Will
It’s not the greatest country in the world, professor, that’s my answer.

Moderator
[pause] You’re saying—

Will
Yes.

Moderator
Let’s talk about—”

Şi după o serie de replici şi de explicaţii ale lui Sorkin asupra sensului lor dramaturgic, se ajunge la punctul culminant al discursului:

We sure used to be. We stood up for what was right! We fought for moral reasons, we passed and struck down laws for moral reasons. We waged wars on poverty, not poor people. We sacrificed, we cared about our neighbors, we put our money where our mouths were, and we never beat our chest. We built great big things, made ungodly technological advances, explored the universe, cured diseases, and cultivated the world’s greatest artists and the world’s greatest economy. We reached for the stars, and we acted like men. We aspired to intelligence; we didn’t belittle it; it didn’t make us feel inferior. We didn’t identify ourselves by who we voted for in the last election, and we didn’t scare so easy. And we were able to be all these things and do all these things because we were informed. By great men, men who were revered. The first step in solving any problem is recognizing there is one—America is not the greatest country in the world anymore.

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