TIPPY. Hitler had him translated into Russian so the Germans couldn't read him.
BISHOP. You're a very witty young man. Your sense of humor will save you from any dangerous doctrine.
MARTIN. His sense of humor saves him from anything serious.
BISHOP. While I don't approve of a flippant attitude toward life, it is far better than accepting dangerous and destructive doctrines--such as Russian Communism.
MARTIN. Dangerous to world capitalism--but constructive of a new civilization.
BISHOP. Young man, may I ask if you are American born?
MARTIN. I was born on a Dakota farm. My father was an American kulak. An insurance company expropriated him.
LAURA. Bishop Holden didn't come to get into arguments with you boys.
BISHOP. Another time, perhaps. I think I could convince you that you're following a dangerous delusion.
MARTIN. Thanks, Laura. You're right. I'll run along.