Little House on the Prairie (TV Series)

Blind Journey (Part I) (1978)

Richard Bull: Nels Oleson

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• Reverend Robert Alden : [Nels votes against Harriet for Joe to attend the church]  Congratulations Nels! You'll get your reward in Heaven.

  Nels Oleson : Well I hope you're right, Reverend. Because it's gonna be hell on earth when I get home.

• Harriet Oleson : Oh for heaven's sake, don't you know your Bible? It explicitly says: "Look not upon me because I am black."

  Nels Oleson : That's from the Song of Solomon, Harriet. It's supposed to be a love song, not hate propaganda. And the quotation goes on to say "I am black because the sun hath darkened me." And it also says "I am black, but beautiful."

  Harriet Oleson : And that only goes to prove that even the Devil can quote the scriptures.

  Nels Oleson : I know.

  Nellie Oleson : Mother says that colored people are that way because they bare the mark of Cain and so they are never going to get into Heaven. Is that right, Father?

  Nels Oleson : Of course not!

  Harriet Oleson : How dare you contradict me?

  Nellie Oleson : She also says that colored people don't have souls because they're not made in the image of God.

  Nels Oleson : Oh! Oh, have you actually seen God, Harriet?