The committee thinks your study of government is useless. They hope you'll pick something you can put to better use.
10 seconds sound clip from the Destination Freedom - Peace Mediator classic radio play.
You can hear this line at 00:13:30 in the radio play.
Quote context
[...]
- Very well, gentlemen, I'll call him in and see if he'll change his mind. I'll report to you later.
- And as he trudged along a silent street in Jerusalem...
- As much as we deplore how the world's constructed today, we're practical dispensers of the fund.
- What are you trying to say, professor?
- Now, if you'll take, say... even sociology, we can do something.
- I think your committee has shown me what I really need to do, professor.
- Tell the committee I'll study governments even if I don't get the fellowship.
- And the chairman had gone back to his committee and reported his findings.
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