American History X (1998)

Avery Brooks: Sweeney

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• Bob Sweeney : There was a moment, when I used to blame everything and everyone for all the pain and suffering and vile things that happened to me, that I saw happen to my people. Used to blame everybody. Blamed White people, blamed society, blamed God. I didn't get no answers 'cause I was asking the wrong questions. You have to ask the right questions.

  Derek Vinyard : Like what?

  Bob Sweeney : Has anything you've done made your life better?

• Danny Vinyard : [arguing about his "Mein Kampf" paper]  Look Sweeney, did you bring me here to talk about Derek? Because what happened to him has nothing to do with me.

  Bob Sweeney : Everything you do right now has something to do with Derek.

• Bob Sweeney : This racist propaganda, this "Mein Kampf" psychobabble; he learned this nonsense, Murray, and he can unlearn it too. I will not give up on this child yet.

• Bob Sweeney : [arguing with Danny Vinyard about his "Mein Kampf" paper]  I think the street would kill you. Your rhetoric and your propaganda aren't gonna save you out there.