He 's ruthless only because of his ideals. Unfortunately he doesn't succeed. The thing fails and gets out of hand and takes charge of him. Idealism is the only excuse he could have and it's a great excuse.
Today Americans are overcome not by the sense of endless possibility but by the banality of the social order they have erected against it.
Sooner or later the arm goes bad. It has to... Sooner or later you have to start pitching in pain.