"[Nicky announces Lex's presence at benefit gala] Me? Ah. Okay. [Gets on stage] Nicky. Uh... you're embarrassing me. Um... speech, speech. [Diana turns to look at Bruce] Blah, blah, blah. Uh... open bar. The end. Uh... [Bruce walks away] the word "philanthropist" comes from the Greek. Meaning a lover of humanity. It was coined about 2,500 years ago. [Alfred gives Bruce instructions of direction] Gods and men. Prometheus went with us. And he ruined Zeus' plan to destroy mankind, and for that, he was given a thunderbolt, boom! [Diane stares unimpressed] But on a serious note, the Library of Metropolis. But at one time, Dad could not buy them. No. My father could not afford books growing up. He had to root through the garbage for yesterday's newspaper. Books are knowledge and knowledge is power, and I am... [sheepishly chuckles] No. Uh, um... no. What am I? I... what was I saying? No. The bittersweet pain among men is having knowledge with no power, because... because that is paradoxical! And, um... [sheepishly chuckles] Thank you for coming. [Benefit gala guests start applauding] Please drink! Drink!"
January 1, 1970
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