What's wrong with this country, Marty? Money. You taught me that. Evil defense contractors had it, noble causes did not.

— Cosmo (Ben Kingsley)

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9 seconds sound clip from the Sneakers movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:03:32.380 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- But if the feds get Janek's box...

- Disaster. Therefore, we must have it.

- To protect the organization.

- Yes.

- No, I don't buy it. I know you.

- God, it's good to see you.

- We were going to change the world, Marty, remember? Did you ever get around to actually doing it? No, I guess not. Well, I think I can.

- Really?

- Yes.

- What's wrong with this country, Marty? Money. You taught me that. Evil defense contractors had it, noble causes did not.

- Politicians are bought and sold like so much chattel. Our problems multiply: pollution, crime, drugs, poverty, disease, hunger, despair.

- We throw gobs of money at them. The problems always get worse. Why is that? Because money's most powerful ability is to allow bad people to continue doing bad things at the expense of those who don't have it.

- I agree. Who did you say you were working for?

- Oh, that's just my day job.

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