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"Does Mr. Drummond refuse this man a place on the jury"
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"because he believes in the Bible?"
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"If you find an evolutionist in this town, you can refuse him."
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"I object to the defence attorney rejecting a worthy citizen"
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"without so much as asking him a question."
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"All right, I'll ask him a question."
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"How are you?"
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"Well, kinda hot."
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"Me too. Excused."
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"You are excused from jury duty, Jesse. You may step down."
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"Your Honour,"
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"I object to the note of levity which the counsel for the defence is introducing."
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"The court agrees with you, Colonel Brady."
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"And I object to all this "Colonel Brady" talk."
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"I am not familiar with Mr. Brady's military record."
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"He was made honorary colonel in our state militia the day he arrived."
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"The use of the title prejudices the case of my client."
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"It calls up a picture of the prosecution astride a white horse"
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"ablaze in the uniform of a military colonel,"
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"and with all the forces of right and righteousness marshalled behind him."
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"We want to give you a fair hearing in this courtroom."
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"We don't want anything prejudicial to your client."
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"What do you suggest we do, Counsellor?"
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"Break him. Make him a private."
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"I have no serious objection to the honorary title of Private Brady."
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"You'd better do something about this, Jason."
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"- Get him up here. - Oh, Mr. Drummond."
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"- You know our mayor? - Yes."
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"I believe he has a suggestion to make."
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"By authority of, uh..."
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"I'm sure the governor won't object."
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"I hereby appoint you a temporary honorary colonel in the state militia."
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"Well! Well, gentlemen, what can I say?"
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"It is not every day that a man attains the position of temporary honorary colonel."
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"I thank you."
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"Colonel Brady, Colonel Drummond, you will examine the next venireman."
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"Mort."
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"George Sillers."
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"You're next, George."
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"State your name and occupation, George."
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"George Sillers. I work at the feed store."
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"Tell me, sir, would you call yourself a religious man?"
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"I'm as religious as the next fella."
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"In Hillsboro, sir, that means a great deal."
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"Tell me, Mr. Sillers, do you have any children?"
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"Not as I know of."
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"If you had a son, or a daughter, what would you think"
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"if that sweet child came home from school and told you a godless teacher..."
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"Objection! We're supposed to be selecting jury members."
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"The prosecution is denouncing the defendant before the trial has even begun."
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"Objection sustained."
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"Do you have any personal opinions with regard to the defendant"
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"that might prejudice you on his behalf?"
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"- Cates? - Hm."
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"I don't hardly know the man."
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"He bought some peat marsh from me one time. He paid his bill."
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"Mr. Sillers impresses me as an honest, God-fearing man. I accept him."
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"Thank you, Colonel Brady. Colonel Drummond?"
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"Mr. Sillers, you have just said that you are"
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"a religious man. Do you work at it hard?"
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"I'm pretty busy down at the feed store. My wife tends the religion for both of us."
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"Oh, I see. I see."
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"You take care of this life and she takes care of the next one?"
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"That is objected to as immaterial and argumentative."
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"Objection sustained."
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"While your wife has been taking care of the religion,"
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"have you ever heard of a fella called Charles Darwin?"
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"- Not till recent. - Tell me something."
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"From what you've heard, is he the kind of man you'd invite for Sunday dinner?"
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"My opponent from Chicago is cluttering up the issue with hypothetical questions."
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"I have established that Mr. Sillers is not working very hard at religion."
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"Now, for your sake, I'm trying to establish that he is not working at evolution."
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"I'm just working at the feed store."
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"- Mr. Sillers, do you think you can render... - Objection. The prosecution's accepted..."
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"- All I want is a fair trial. - So do I."
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"Unless the state of mind of the members of the jury conforms to the laws..."
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"Oh, conform, conform!"
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"Do you want to run the jury through a meat grinder so they're all the same?"
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"Take a box seat there, Mr. Sillers."
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"Your Honour, this is ludicrous!"
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"Gentlemen, you are both out of order."
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"The bench rules that the jury has been selected."
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"Due to the excessive heat, court is adjourned until ten tomorrow morning."
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"One moment, please. One moment."
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"Order in the court."
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"Reverend Brown has asked me to announce"
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"that there will be a prayer meeting tonight to pray for justice and guidance."
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"All are invited."
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"Your Honour, I object to that commercial announcement."
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"- Commercial announcement? - Of Reverend Brown's product."
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"Why don't you announce there will be an evolution meeting?"
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"- I have no knowledge of such a meeting. - That's quite understandable."
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"It isn't enough that everybody has to pass under a sign that says "Read Your Bible"."
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"- I want that sign taken down. - No! No!"
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"No! No!"
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"Or else I want another sign put up,"
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"just as big, with just as big letters, which says "Read Your Darwin"."
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"That's what I mean about this man."
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"- Order! - Your Honour."
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"We want the counsel from the North to get every fairness and consideration."
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"We must not forget he is our guest."
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"Guest, hell! I'm a lawyer in a courtroom!"
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"Then behave like it! Stop using this court as a platform for your obscene ideas,"
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"trying to dirty the minds of our young."
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"You are both out of order. The court is adjourned."
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"My conduct is not under question, and certainly not by you."
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"- Your language is. - I don't swear just for the hell of it."
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"Language is a poor enough means of communication."
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"We should use all the words we've got."
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"Besides, there are damn few words that anybody understands."
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"Henry Drummond, atheist!"
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"You, what are you gonna say in your paper now?"
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"He that sups with the devil must have a long spoon."
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"We'll fix you, Cates. We'll run you out of town."
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"Well, anyway, the Baltimore Herald is with you, right up to the lynching."
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"Bert."
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"You've got to call the whole thing off now."
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"- Who are you? - This is Rachel Brown. We're engaged."
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"Reverend Brown's daughter?"
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"Don't you see what's happening?"
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