:08:02
to enrol myself in a school of my choice,
a school I wanted.
:08:06
That's not quite true.
Bobby enrolled himself in military college
:08:10
by forging my signature on a cheque of mine.
:08:13
[Father] He was happy there. He said
he needed discipline, more structure in his life.
:08:18
He felt we offered too much freedom.
:08:21
And do you know what? He was right.
:08:24
I was trying to instil different values in him
than the ones he has now.
:08:29
Let's just leave it at that.
:08:31
The '60s are, let's face it,
a dark stain on American history.
:08:35
At no other time has lawlessness
and immorality been so widespread.
:08:39
You're speaking of Watergate
and our invasion of Cambodia.
:08:43
No. No, I'm not. I see. I'm speaking of you,
:08:47
of lawlessness and immorality
with regard to drug use and sexual practice.
:08:50
- Excuse me?
- Disregard in the press
:08:53
for the sacred institutions that have
made this country what it is today.
:08:57
Is social protest disregard
for our laws and institutions?
:09:01
- Certainly it is.
- It is a guaranteed right in our constitution.
:09:04
- So is burning the flag. Need I say more?
- You need say more.
:09:08
Or are we to believe that Bob Roberts
wants to see a compliant and silent public
:09:14
which respects the actions of its presidents,
no matter how immoral or illegal?
:09:18
- Are you a communist?
- Excuse me?
:09:20
Self-determination.
:09:22
The choice to be what you want to be.
:09:26
And I wanted to be... rich.
:09:29
[Laughter]
:09:35
[Terry] Roberts graduates from Westmoreland
Military Academy with honours in 1977
:09:40
and is selected as a candidate for a master's
degree in business at Yale University.
:09:44
In 1980, Roberts graduates from Yale and
begins his phenomenal rise on Wall Street.
:09:57
Grandma felt guilty about being so rich