The Bonfire of the Vanities
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...graduated from high school,
on his way to college.

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Somebody comes along,
some rich white people...

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...in a rich white man's car and wham!
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They run him down and never even stop.
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Now what'll we do
about these parking tickets?

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First of all, Reverend.... Is it Reverend?
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Is, was and always will be.
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First of all, we have no evidence--
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This is your evidence!
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I'm sorry. I didn't see you.
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Mrs. Lamb is not speaking to the police.
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Until we have proper counsel,
I'll speak for her.

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Fine. That's good.
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I just want to get a few things straight.
The boy was hit by a car?

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On Bruckner Boulevard!
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Innocently walking along
minding his own business.

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A clear case of hit-and-run.
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But there were no witnesses.
Without a witness, you have no case.

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You got what he told his mother.
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It's hearsay.
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You and I may believe it,
but it's not admissible in a court of law.

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If this boy was born on Park Avenue...
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...and was run down by two niggers
in a Pontiac...

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...then you'd have a case, right?
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I work Park Avenue
and Bruckner Boulevard.

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There's good and bad in both places.
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We'll try to help this lady...
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...but there's not much to go on.
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I want you to make an investment here.
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An investment in steam control.
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Steam control?
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Steam control.
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A righteous steam is building up
in the souls of my people.

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And that steam is ready to blow!
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I see.
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On Judgment Day, I am your safety valve.

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