The Good Fight
Thursdays on Paramount+You shouldn’t be leading that firm.
Diane: Do you think I should give up my name partnership at the firm?
Kurt: What?
Diane: I’m white. The firm is supposed to be Black. With Adrian gone, the optics…
Kurt: The optics. Are you the best lawyer there?
Diane: No, well, I’m one of the best, but that’s not what this is about. It’s a bad look having a Black law firm with a white leader, and I want to do what’s right.
Kurt: Diane, you and I disagree on so much. You obviously asked my opinion because you know I will argue something you know you want.
Diane: Which is?
Kurt: Identity politics is destroying America. You knew I’d argue that. It’s making everything about race.
Diane: Because it has to be about race until it’s about equality.
Kurt: Equality doesn’t come from more obsession with race. It comes from elevating talent over mediocrity.
Diane: Come on, Kurt. You and I both know that white mediocrity is the default position. Every manager hires who he knows.
Kurt: Then you’re right. Step aside. You shouldn’t be leading that firm.
- Episode:
- The Good Fight Season 5 Episode 2: "Once there was a court..."
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- The Good Fight
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- The Good Fight Season 5 Episode 2 Quotes, The Good Fight Quotes
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