“And what are the basics? God, country and Wall Street?” – Beth Horman, Missing ... Movie Quotes Database

Beth Horman

And what are the basics? God, country and Wall Street?

Ed Horman

You know what I mean.

Beth Horman

I know, I know. God bless our way of life!

Ed Horman

Oh, a very good way of life it is, young lady, no matter how much people like you and Charles try to tear it down with your sloppy idealism. I can no longer abide the young people of our country who live off their parents and the fat of the land and then they find nothing better to do than whine and complain.

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