>> stop. >> you know, the idea that you can pull yourself up by your bootstraps. and yet as we know, not everyone is able to achieve the american dream. >> okay. by saying that america's the land of opportunity you are implying that everyone has the same opportunities. >> i'm not implying it. i'm saying it. if you live here and you work hard, you can succeed. that's how this works. >> that's what i've always done in my comedy. i want to say in as few words as possible something that means a lot to me. >> fine. it's your story. but it's not true for everyone. >> i think that a sitcom is one of the best places to explore those difficult conversations revolving around class in an honest way. it's the greatest tool in the history of humanity to create empathy. ♪ >> "it's always sunny in philadelphia" explores the state of the american dream in a little bit of a different way in that these characters, they really believe that they are worthy of and entitled to so much more but don't want to work hard for it.