:26:00
I want your help for homeless boys.
:26:02
I want you to let the world know
what I'm trying to do.
:26:05
- No, I'm afraid I can't do that.
- Why not?
:26:07
Because I don't believe in
what you're trying to do.
:26:10
The very foundation is false.
:26:12
"No such thing as a bad boy."
:26:14
That's just a catch phrase,
sentimental nonsense.
:26:17
Of course you know you're flying in
the face of the very best of public opinion.
:26:20
I've seen you do that.
You lead public opinion.
:26:22
On my convictions.
:26:23
You want me to throw them
out the window.
:26:26
A whole lot of good people
feel just as I do...
:26:28
and we're not un-Christian monsters.
:26:30
Well, if I'm right, you're pretty close to it.
And so far, I've proven my case.
:26:34
Mr. Hargraves, when you got into trouble
at 11 or 12 years of age...
:26:37
you had your mother or you had your
father to put their arms around you...
:26:41
to talk things over with.
:26:43
Can you imagine the fright
and the Ioneliness of a boy...
:26:45
without that love and understanding?
:26:48
This poor kid...
:26:50
in prison for life.
:26:53
I want a home for them,
where they can stay...
:26:55
and where they can learn.
:26:58
A town for boys...
:27:00
governed by boys.
:27:04
It's worth a shot, isn't it?
:27:07
Your sincerity is worth a shot.
:27:10
Father, I'm not going to fight a plan
as unselfish as yours.
:27:13
But understand, when you fail...
:27:16
I'll use you for a lesson in horse sense
to the world at large.
:27:19
Fair enough.