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Your Honour, I feel I owe you an apology.

"Your Honour, I feel I owe you an apology."

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Any remarks leading up to the contempt citation I regret.

"Any remarks leading up to the contempt citation I regret."

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I realise Your Honour is trying to be fair.

"I realise Your Honour is trying to be fair."

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I'm very sorry for any remarks that were made in the heat of the moment.

"I'm very sorry for any remarks that were made in the heat of the moment."

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My friends, Colonel Drummond,

"My friends, Colonel Drummond,"

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the man that I believe came into the world to save mankind from sin

"the man that I believe came into the world to save mankind from sin"

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taught that it was godly to forgive.

"taught that it was godly to forgive."

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I believe in those principles. I accept Colonel Drummond's apology.

"I believe in those principles. I accept Colonel Drummond's apology."

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- I withdraw the contempt citation. - Thank you.

"- I withdraw the contempt citation. - Thank you."

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I should like to add that in the spirit of forgiveness

"I should like to add that in the spirit of forgiveness"

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I feel no animosity toward learned counsel from Chicago.

"I feel no animosity toward learned counsel from Chicago."

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He is well known to have ridden hobbyhorses before.

"He is well known to have ridden hobbyhorses before."

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Perhaps he'll return home having learned a lesson.

"Perhaps he'll return home having learned a lesson."

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We commend him to learn the words of him who said:

"We commend him to learn the words of him who said:"

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"If you thirst, come unto me and I will give you life."

""If you thirst, come unto me and I will give you life.""

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That's why he hasn't an enemy in the world. Only his friends hate him.

"That's why he hasn't an enemy in the world. Only his friends hate him."

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Perhaps there is much to learn from the counsel for the prosecution.

"Perhaps there is much to learn from the counsel for the prosecution."

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Your Honour, there were some remarks I made yesterday,

"Your Honour, there were some remarks I made yesterday,"

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namely, that I wish to withdraw.

"namely, that I wish to withdraw."

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I should like to withdraw my withdrawal and continue as counsel for Cates.

"I should like to withdraw my withdrawal and continue as counsel for Cates."

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I see no reason why Colonel Drummond should not continue as defence counsel.

"I see no reason why Colonel Drummond should not continue as defence counsel."

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- Proceed, Colonel Drummond. - Thank you.

"- Proceed, Colonel Drummond. - Thank you."

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Your Honour, the court has ruled out any evidence

"Your Honour, the court has ruled out any evidence"

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as to scientific knowledge or the Darwinian theory.

"as to scientific knowledge or the Darwinian theory."

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Would the court admit evidence, expert evidence,

"Would the court admit evidence, expert evidence,"

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on a book known as the Holy Bible?

"on a book known as the Holy Bible?"

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Any objection, Colonel Brady?

"Any objection, Colonel Brady?"

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If counsel can advance the case for the defendant

"If counsel can advance the case for the defendant"

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through the use of the Holy Scriptures, prosecution'll take no exception.

"through the use of the Holy Scriptures, prosecution'll take no exception."

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Good. I call one of the world's foremost experts on the Bible and its teachings.

"Good. I call one of the world's foremost experts on the Bible and its teachings."

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Matthew Harrison Brady.

"Matthew Harrison Brady."

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Your Honour, this is preposterous!

"Your Honour, this is preposterous!"

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Brother, let us pray.

"Brother, let us pray."

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Well, it's highly unorthodox.

"Well, it's highly unorthodox."

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I've never known the defence to call the prosecuting attorney as a witness.

"I've never known the defence to call the prosecuting attorney as a witness."

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Your Honour, this entire trial is unorthodox.

"Your Honour, this entire trial is unorthodox."

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But if the interests of right and justice will be served, I will take the stand.

"But if the interests of right and justice will be served, I will take the stand."

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But, Colonel Brady...

"But, Colonel Brady..."

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The court will support you if you wish to decline

"The court will support you if you wish to decline"

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to testify as a witness against your own case.

"to testify as a witness against your own case."

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Your Honour, I shall not testify against anything.

"Your Honour, I shall not testify against anything."

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I shall speak out, as I have all my life,

"I shall speak out, as I have all my life,"

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on behalf of the living truth of the Holy Scriptures.

"on behalf of the living truth of the Holy Scriptures."

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- Colonel Brady... - It won't be necessary to swear him in.

"- Colonel Brady... - It won't be necessary to swear him in."

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I can make affirmation. I've no objection to swearing to God.

"I can make affirmation. I've no objection to swearing to God."

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I take it you will tell the truth.

"I take it you will tell the truth."

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Now, sir, I am right in calling upon you as an authority on the Bible, am I not?

"Now, sir, I am right in calling upon you as an authority on the Bible, am I not?"

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It is not boastful to say that I have studied the Bible as much as any layman,

"It is not boastful to say that I have studied the Bible as much as any layman,"

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and I have tried to live according to its precepts.

"and I have tried to live according to its precepts."

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Bully for you.

"Bully for you."

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I suppose you can quote me chapter and verse in the King James Version.

"I suppose you can quote me chapter and verse in the King James Version."

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There are many portions of the Holy Bible that I have committed to memory.

"There are many portions of the Holy Bible that I have committed to memory."

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I don't suppose you have committed to memory The Origin Of The Species.

"I don't suppose you have committed to memory The Origin Of The Species."

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I am not interested in the pagan hypotheses of that book.

"I am not interested in the pagan hypotheses of that book."

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- Never read it? - I never will.

"- Never read it? - I never will."

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Then how in perdition have you got the gall

"Then how in perdition have you got the gall"

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to whoop up this holy war about something you don't know about?

"to whoop up this holy war about something you don't know about?"

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How can you be so cocksure that the body of scientific knowledge

"How can you be so cocksure that the body of scientific knowledge"

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systematised in the writings of Charles Darwin

"systematised in the writings of Charles Darwin"

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is in any way irreconcilable with the Book of Genesis?

"is in any way irreconcilable with the Book of Genesis?"

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Would you state that question again, please?

"Would you state that question again, please?"

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Well now, let me put it this way.

"Well now, let me put it this way."

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On page ten of The Origin Of The Species, Darwin states...

"On page ten of The Origin Of The Species, Darwin states..."

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I object to this, Your Honour.

"I object to this, Your Honour."

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Colonel Brady was called as an authority on the Bible.

"Colonel Brady was called as an authority on the Bible."

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The gentleman from Chicago is using this opportunity to read into the record

"The gentleman from Chicago is using this opportunity to read into the record"

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scientific testimony which you have previously ruled irrelevant.

"scientific testimony which you have previously ruled irrelevant."

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If he's examining Colonel Brady on the Bible, let him stick to the Bible -

"If he's examining Colonel Brady on the Bible, let him stick to the Bible -"

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the Holy Bible and only the Bible.

"the Holy Bible and only the Bible."

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You will confine your questions to the Bible.

"You will confine your questions to the Bible."

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All right. Forget it.

"All right. Forget it."

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We'll play in your ballpark, Colonel.

"We'll play in your ballpark, Colonel."

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Now, I'd like to get this part clear first.

"Now, I'd like to get this part clear first."

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This is the book that you're an authority on, isn't it?

"This is the book that you're an authority on, isn't it?"

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Correct.

"Correct."

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You believe that every word written in this book should be taken literally?

"You believe that every word written in this book should be taken literally?"

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Everything in the Bible should be accepted exactly as it is given there.

"Everything in the Bible should be accepted exactly as it is given there."

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What about this part right here,

"What about this part right here,"

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where it talks about Jonah being swallowed by the whale?

"where it talks about Jonah being swallowed by the whale?"

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You figure that really happened?

"You figure that really happened?"

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The Bible does not say a whale. It says a big fish.

"The Bible does not say a whale. It says a big fish."

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As a matter of fact, it says a great fish.

"As a matter of fact, it says a great fish."

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But I guess one's pretty much the same as the other.

"But I guess one's pretty much the same as the other."

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What do you think about that business?

"What do you think about that business?"

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I believe in a God who can make a whale and who can make a man,

"I believe in a God who can make a whale and who can make a man,"

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and make both do what he pleases.

"and make both do what he pleases."

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God bless you, Matthew Harrison Brady.

"God bless you, Matthew Harrison Brady."

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Amen!

"Amen!"

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I want those amens in the record.

"I want those amens in the record."

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Now I recollect a story about Joshua,

"Now I recollect a story about Joshua,"

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Joshua making the sun stand still.

"Joshua making the sun stand still."

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As an expert, do you tell me that's as right as the Jonah business?

"As an expert, do you tell me that's as right as the Jonah business?"

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That's a pretty neat trick.

"That's a pretty neat trick."

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I do not question or scoff at the miracles of the Lord as do ye of little faith.

"I do not question or scoff at the miracles of the Lord as do ye of little faith."

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Have you pondered what would happen to the earth if the sun stood still?

"Have you pondered what would happen to the earth if the sun stood still?"

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You can testify to that if I get you on the stand.

"You can testify to that if I get you on the stand."

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If, as they say, the sun stood still,

"If, as they say, the sun stood still,"

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they must have some kind of an idea that the sun moved around the earth.

"they must have some kind of an idea that the sun moved around the earth."

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Do you think so, or don't you believe the earth moves round the sun?

"Do you think so, or don't you believe the earth moves round the sun?"

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- I have faith in the Bible. - But not much in the solar system.

"- I have faith in the Bible. - But not much in the solar system."

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- The sun stopped. - Good.

"- The sun stopped. - Good."

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Now, if what you say actually happened,

"Now, if what you say actually happened,"

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if Joshua stopped the sun in the sky,

"if Joshua stopped the sun in the sky,"

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the earth stopped spinning on its axis.

"the earth stopped spinning on its axis."

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Continents toppled over one another, mountains flew into space,

"Continents toppled over one another, mountains flew into space,"

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and the earth, shrivelled to a cinder, crashed into the sun.

"and the earth, shrivelled to a cinder, crashed into the sun."

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- How come they missed that bit of news? - Because it didn't happen.

"- How come they missed that bit of news? - Because it didn't happen."

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But it had to happen, according to natural law.

"But it had to happen, according to natural law."

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Or don't you believe in natural law?

"Or don't you believe in natural law?"

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Would you ban Copernicus from the classroom along with Charles Darwin?

"Would you ban Copernicus from the classroom along with Charles Darwin?"

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Would you pass a law throwing out all scientific knowledge

"Would you pass a law throwing out all scientific knowledge"

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since Joshua, Revelations, period?

"since Joshua, Revelations, period?"

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Natural law was born in the mind of the heavenly Father.

"Natural law was born in the mind of the heavenly Father."

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He can change it, cancel it, as he pleases.

"He can change it, cancel it, as he pleases."

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It constantly amazes me that you apostles of science, for all your supposed wisdom,

"It constantly amazes me that you apostles of science, for all your supposed wisdom,"

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fail to grasp this simple fact.

"fail to grasp this simple fact."

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Now, listen to this.

"Now, listen to this."

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This is Genesis, 4 to 16.

"This is Genesis, 4 to 16."

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"And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord

""And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord"

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and dwelt in the Land of Nod, on the east of Eden."

"and dwelt in the Land of Nod, on the east of Eden.""

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