The American Dream

This is America.

And if you've become rich by working for it, you should be admired.

That also means when YOU become rich through hard work and achieve the great American Dream, I would imagine you would want to be admired, not derided.
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I'm proud of everything I've done.

I'm rich.

And I'm certainly not Shameless.

I'm proud.

--Gene Simmons, KISS