coward! You were never an idealist!

Austyn 2022-03-24 09:01:51

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Idealists, like liberals, most often use the term falsely. Among these people, the most common rhetoric is: "I also had ideals, and I was loyal to them, but...because...I finally gave up on them." ·

— -coward! You were never an idealist! You simply can't be honest with yourself! Do you really have an unshakable ideal? ?

The so-called ideal, if it cannot be implemented in a lifetime, is not worthy of being called an ideal at all! You can make concessions, you can make a temporary retreat, but you can't forget what you are retreating for - it can only be for the next step to be bigger, the next step to go further!

If you have an ideal, you should fight for your ideal to the end. You can make it dusty, but you cannot let it go out. If you are not ready to fail, stop saying you are an idealist. You are just a coward in idealistic veneer, a poor bastard who deceives himself with false delusions. You are just for a glorified memory to tell yourself, "I had dreams when I was young".

- Or, you can call yourself a romantic, because passion can be wiped out at any time. Passion of the moment, please don't pretend to be the ideal of a lifetime. (I think the misunderstanding between idealism and romanticism is a big reason for the abuse of idealism. People always have a hard time distinguishing, or rather they don't want to distinguish, between impulsive passions and gritty ideals They also don't seem to understand that if any passion is enough to run through a person's life, he's already a great idealist.)

Finally I'd like to quote Romain Rolland to make this short The short text ends: "There is only one kind of heroism in the world, and that is discovering the truth of life and still loving it." Whoever he is, I would call that awe-inspiring idealist a hero.

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  • Lloyd 2022-03-29 09:01:03

    The newly recruited member of the Boy Scouts, Chief Smith, used his legal right to speak in the Senate for nearly 24 hours, reading the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. The state power capitalist Taylor sells the land dam bill. The good thing about this movie is not that it promotes American democracy and freedom, but it promotes the honesty, kindness and strength that everyone should have as a human being

  • Kattie 2021-12-09 08:01:20

    If the political correctness of the United States in this era is a way of avoiding suspicion and appeasement, then the political correctness of that era is a truly idealized romantic pursuit. If there is any imperfection in it, it may be a dramatic effect imposed for completion, which makes the entire ending seem extraordinarily abrupt. You can see a pair of idealistic fanaticism and simplicity. This spirit is a rare and precious quality no matter what era. It may be possible to dramatize the somewhat outdated "sense of age", but the drama behind it The spiritual core is exactly the human's vision of civilization and progress, which gives this movie a permanent and lasting brilliance.

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  • H.V. Kaltenborn, Himself: [Speaking into a CBS Radio microphone] This is H.V. Kaltenborn speaking. Half of official Washington is here to see democracy's finest show: the filibuster. The right to talk your head off. The American privilege of free speech in its most dramatic form. The least man in that chamber, once he gets and holds that floor, by the rules, can hold it and talk as long as he can stand on his feet. Providing always; first, that he does not sit down, second, that he does not leave the chamber or stop talking. The galleries are packed! In the diplomatic gallery, are the envoys of two dictator powers. They have come here to see what they can't see at home: democracy in action.

  • Jefferson Smith: I always get a great kick out of that part of the Declaration of Independence. You're not gonna have a country where these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose.

    [applause from the gallery]

    Jefferson Smith: It's a funny thing about men. They all start out being boys. I wouldn't be surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. That's why it seemed like a pretty good idea to get boys out of the crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. Build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job. Those boys will be sitting behind these desks some day. Yes, it seemed like a pretty good idea - boys from all over the country, of all nationalities and ways of life, getting together and finding out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness... and a little looking out for the other fella, too. That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood, bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all! But, of course, if you've got to build a dam where a boys' camp ought to be to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, why that's different!

    [suddenly, with strength]

    Jefferson Smith: No, sir! If you think I'll go back and tell those boys in my state, "Forget it, fellas. Everything I've told you about the land you live in is a lot of hooey. It isn't your country - it belongs to the James Taylors!" Not me! Anybody who thinks that has got another think coming!

    [Jeff notices that none of the senators are really listening to him; he sharply whistles, startling the room of men out of their apathy]

    Jefferson Smith: That's all right. I just wanted to see whether you still had faces.

    [laughter from the gallery]

    Jefferson Smith: I'm sorry, gentlemen. I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body. A guy like me should never be allowed here in the first place! I hate to stand here and try your patience but... EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY!

    Senate Minority Leader, Barnes: You wouldn't care to put that to a vote, would you, Senator?

    [this time, the Senators laugh]

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