A typically excellent Breaking Bad scene, pregnant with meaning: "Jesse, you asked me if I was in the meth business or the money business. Neither. I'm in the empire business.” The hubris of Walter's stated goal, the nuclear reactor's worth of seething pride that fuels it, stands in stark contrast to most middle class guys' middling dreams. While pride and hubris may come before the fall, that's only because they are necessary to rise in the first place.
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