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They're using you as a weapon against your own people.

"They're using you as a weapon against your own people."

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What you think or believe isn't the point any more. You're helping something bad.

"What you think or believe isn't the point any more. You're helping something bad."

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It's not as simple as all that. Good or bad, black or white, day or night.

"It's not as simple as all that. Good or bad, black or white, day or night."

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Do you know that at the top of the world, twilight is six months long?

"Do you know that at the top of the world, twilight is six months long?"

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Bert and I don't live on top of the world.

"Bert and I don't live on top of the world."

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We live in Hillsboro, and when the sun goes down, it's dark.

"We live in Hillsboro, and when the sun goes down, it's dark."

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Why do you come here to make it different?

"Why do you come here to make it different?"

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I didn't come to make Hillsboro different. I came to defend his right to be different.

"I didn't come to make Hillsboro different. I came to defend his right to be different."

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That's the point. How about it, boy?

"That's the point. How about it, boy?"

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I don't know what the point is any more.

"I don't know what the point is any more."

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I tried to open their kids' minds. Their kids.

"I tried to open their kids' minds. Their kids."

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To give them knowledge they could use. They're using it, as a stranglehold on me.

"To give them knowledge they could use. They're using it, as a stranglehold on me."

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You're learning, Cates. Disillusionment is what little heroes are made of.

"You're learning, Cates. Disillusionment is what little heroes are made of."

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Do I finish with a paper medal on my chest?

"Do I finish with a paper medal on my chest?"

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"World's biggest chump. He died fighting." Let's face it.

""World's biggest chump. He died fighting." Let's face it."

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- To him I'm a headline. To you, a 'cause. - And to yourself?

"- To him I'm a headline. To you, a 'cause. - And to yourself?"

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All right, let's face it. You chose to get into this by yourself.

"All right, let's face it. You chose to get into this by yourself."

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You didn't get into it because of his headline or my 'cause,

"You didn't get into it because of his headline or my 'cause,"

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or maybe even because of their kids.

"or maybe even because of their kids."

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You got into it because of something you believed in for yourself.

"You got into it because of something you believed in for yourself."

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- I didn't believe it would happen this way. - It can get worse.

"- I didn't believe it would happen this way. - It can get worse."

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Those people are in a lean and hungry mood.

"Those people are in a lean and hungry mood."

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They look at me as if I was a murderer.

"They look at me as if I was a murderer."

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In a way you are. You killed one of their fairy-tale notions.

"In a way you are. You killed one of their fairy-tale notions."

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They'll bring down the wrath of God, Brady and the state legislature on you.

"They'll bring down the wrath of God, Brady and the state legislature on you."

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- You make a joke out of everything. - Young lady,

"- You make a joke out of everything. - Young lady,"

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I know what Bert is going through. It's the loneliest feeling in the world.

"I know what Bert is going through. It's the loneliest feeling in the world."

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It's like walking down an empty street listening to your own footsteps.

"It's like walking down an empty street listening to your own footsteps."

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But all you have to do is to knock on any door and say:

"But all you have to do is to knock on any door and say:"

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"If you'll let me in, I'll live the way you want me to live,

""If you'll let me in, I'll live the way you want me to live,"

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and I'll think the way you want me to think."

"and I'll think the way you want me to think.""

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And all the blinds'll go up, all the doors'll open,

"And all the blinds'll go up, all the doors'll open,"

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and you'll never be lonely ever again.

"and you'll never be lonely ever again."

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It's up to you, Cates. You just say the word and we'll change the plea.

"It's up to you, Cates. You just say the word and we'll change the plea."

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That is, of course, if you honestly believe that the law is right and you're wrong.

"That is, of course, if you honestly believe that the law is right and you're wrong."

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If that's the case, tell me and I'll pack my bag

"If that's the case, tell me and I'll pack my bag"

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and go back to Chicago, where it's a nice cool 100 in the shade.

"and go back to Chicago, where it's a nice cool 100 in the shade."

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Bert, I've gone to my father's church every Sunday as long as I can remember.

"Bert, I've gone to my father's church every Sunday as long as I can remember."

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This is where I live. This is where my children'll be born.

"This is where I live. This is where my children'll be born."

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What kind of a life could we have?

"What kind of a life could we have?"

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What kind of life could we have if I gave up now?

"What kind of life could we have if I gave up now?"

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Your father's kind? Hallelujah and ignorance here we come?

"Your father's kind? Hallelujah and ignorance here we come?"

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What goes on here is not necessarily the Christian religion everyplace else.

"What goes on here is not necessarily the Christian religion everyplace else."

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Rach, I can't live the way you want me to.

"Rach, I can't live the way you want me to."

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You're the one who's got to decide.

"You're the one who's got to decide."

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It's his church or our house. You can't live in both.

"It's his church or our house. You can't live in both."

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Sorry, Bert. I have to take you back now.

"Sorry, Bert. I have to take you back now."

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You ever been in love, Hornbeck?

"You ever been in love, Hornbeck?"

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Only with the sound of my own words, thank God.

"Only with the sound of my own words, thank God."

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I have been to their cities and I have seen the altars

"I have been to their cities and I have seen the altars"

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upon which they sacrifice the futures of their children to the gods of science.

"upon which they sacrifice the futures of their children to the gods of science."

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And what are their rewards? Confusion and self-destruction.

"And what are their rewards? Confusion and self-destruction."

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New ways to kill each other in wars.

"New ways to kill each other in wars."

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The way of scientism is the way of darkness.

"The way of scientism is the way of darkness."

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Mr. Brady, do you believe seriously

"Mr. Brady, do you believe seriously"

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that the majority of the American people hold with your views?

"that the majority of the American people hold with your views?"

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Not just the views of Matthew Harrison Brady, Mr. Hornbeck.

"Not just the views of Matthew Harrison Brady, Mr. Hornbeck."

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There isn't one state where the evolutionists are in the majority.

"There isn't one state where the evolutionists are in the majority."

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It'll be the people themselves who will speak.

"It'll be the people themselves who will speak."

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How do you account for the unfortunate comment that your crusade has aroused?

"How do you account for the unfortunate comment that your crusade has aroused?"

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The attacks stem from a vociferous minority which controls the press.

"The attacks stem from a vociferous minority which controls the press."

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I hope you gentlemen - madam - will not be influenced by this same negative bias.

"I hope you gentlemen - madam - will not be influenced by this same negative bias."

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Pardon me.

"Pardon me."

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Thank you, O Lord, dear Father, from whom all blessings flow, for thy bounty.

"Thank you, O Lord, dear Father, from whom all blessings flow, for thy bounty."

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Make us worthy of thy grace. Amen.

"Make us worthy of thy grace. Amen."

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Go ahead, Henry. I said grace for you too.

"Go ahead, Henry. I said grace for you too."

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God may be a matter of indifference to the

"God may be a matter of indifference to the"

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evolutionists and the life beyond hold no...

"evolutionists and the life beyond hold no..."

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- Sarah! - But the mass of mankind will worship.

"- Sarah! - But the mass of mankind will worship."

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Justice rests...

"Justice rests..."

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Here, sit with me. He'll be busy for a while.

"Here, sit with me. He'll be busy for a while."

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Where is it? The hat with the little blue feather.

"Where is it? The hat with the little blue feather."

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Blue feather?

"Blue feather?"

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You used to wear it to all the conventions. And it was much too becoming.

"You used to wear it to all the conventions. And it was much too becoming."

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And whatever happened to that skinny black tie you used to wear?

"And whatever happened to that skinny black tie you used to wear?"

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Not very attractive. Like an old shoelace.

"Not very attractive. Like an old shoelace."

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It's back in the shoe.

"It's back in the shoe."

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How are you, Sarah? How are you?

"How are you, Sarah? How are you?"

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- A little greyer, Henry. And you? - A little grimmer.

"- A little greyer, Henry. And you? - A little grimmer."

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I don't believe it. I watched you in court. You seemed to enjoy it as much as ever.

"I don't believe it. I watched you in court. You seemed to enjoy it as much as ever."

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That's Matt. He brings out the worst in me.

"That's Matt. He brings out the worst in me."

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We've missed you, Henry.

"We've missed you, Henry."

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You don't make many good friends in a lifetime.

"You don't make many good friends in a lifetime."

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I never dreamed our ideas would separate us.

"I never dreamed our ideas would separate us."

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I have reason to be. I have messages of encouragement from...

"I have reason to be. I have messages of encouragement from..."

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- He still has a loud voice. - He still has something to say, Henry.

"- He still has a loud voice. - He still has something to say, Henry."

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- About how everybody else should live? - Oh, don't be cynical.

"- About how everybody else should live? - Oh, don't be cynical."

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I think every man longs to be his brother's keeper and to be cared for in return.

"I think every man longs to be his brother's keeper and to be cared for in return."

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It sounds more convincing coming from you.

"It sounds more convincing coming from you."

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He doesn't have a blue feather in his hat, that's all.

"He doesn't have a blue feather in his hat, that's all."

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You know, looking back, I don't think Matt would have made a great president.

"You know, looking back, I don't think Matt would have made a great president."

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But I would have voted for him for king just to have you for queen.

"But I would have voted for him for king just to have you for queen."

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- What would you have been? - Your Majesty's loyal opposition.

"- What would you have been? - Your Majesty's loyal opposition."

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The written word of the Bible.

"The written word of the Bible."

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I believe that Hillsboro... Pardon me.

"I believe that Hillsboro... Pardon me."

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Will become the shrine of all those millions upon millions

"Will become the shrine of all those millions upon millions"

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who find a rallying point for their expression of God's will.

"who find a rallying point for their expression of God's will."

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That's all for today, gentlemen.

"That's all for today, gentlemen."

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Hearken to the Word.

"Hearken to the Word."

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Hearken to the Word!

"Hearken to the Word!"

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The Word tells us that the world was created in six days.

"The Word tells us that the world was created in six days."

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In the beginning the earth was without form and void,

"In the beginning the earth was without form and void,"

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and the Lord said "Let there be light."

"and the Lord said "Let there be light.""

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And there was light.

"And there was light."

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The Lord saw the light and the light saw the Lord and it said "Am I good, Lord?"

"The Lord saw the light and the light saw the Lord and it said "Am I good, Lord?""

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And the Lord said "Thou art good."

"And the Lord said "Thou art good.""

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Amen!

"Amen!"

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And the evening and the morning were the first day.

"And the evening and the morning were the first day."

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The Lord said "Let there be a firmament." And even as he spoke it was so.

"The Lord said "Let there be a firmament." And even as he spoke it was so."

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And the evening and the morning were the second day.

"And the evening and the morning were the second day."

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On the third day brought he forth the dry land and the grass and the fruit tree.

"On the third day brought he forth the dry land and the grass and the fruit tree."

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And on the fourth day the sun, the moon and the stars,

"And on the fourth day the sun, the moon and the stars,"

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and he pronounced them good.

"and he pronounced them good."

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The fifth day peopled he the sea with fish

"The fifth day peopled he the sea with fish"

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and the air with fowl and made he the great whale.

"and the air with fowl and made he the great whale."

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And he blessed them all.

"And he blessed them all."

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But... on the morning of the sixth day the Lord rose,

"But... on the morning of the sixth day the Lord rose,"

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and his eye was dark and a scowl lay across his face.

"and his eye was dark and a scowl lay across his face."

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Why? Why was the Lord troubled?

"Why? Why was the Lord troubled?"

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- Why? Tell us! - Tell us the troubles of the Lord!

"- Why? Tell us! - Tell us the troubles of the Lord!"

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