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- Ladies and gentlemen... - Objection.

"- Ladies and gentlemen... - Objection."

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I ask the court to remind the learned counsel he is not in a chautauqua tent.

"I ask the court to remind the learned counsel he is not in a chautauqua tent."

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He is submitting evidence to a jury. There are no ladies on the jury.

"He is submitting evidence to a jury. There are no ladies on the jury."

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Your Honour, I have no intention of making a speech.

"Your Honour, I have no intention of making a speech."

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There is no need.

"There is no need."

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I am sure that everyone on the jury,

"I am sure that everyone on the jury,"

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everyone within the sound of this boy's voice,

"everyone within the sound of this boy's voice,"

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is moved by his tragic confusion.

"is moved by his tragic confusion."

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He has been taught that he wriggled up like an animal

"He has been taught that he wriggled up like an animal"

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from the filth and muck below.

"from the filth and muck below."

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I say that these Bible-haters, these evolutionists are brewers of poison.

"I say that these Bible-haters, these evolutionists are brewers of poison."

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And the legislature of this sovereign state has had the wisdom to demand

"And the legislature of this sovereign state has had the wisdom to demand"

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that the pedlars of poison, in bottles or in books,

"that the pedlars of poison, in bottles or in books,"

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clearly label the product they attempt to sell.

"clearly label the product they attempt to sell."

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I say that if this law is not upheld, this boy will become one of a generation

"I say that if this law is not upheld, this boy will become one of a generation"

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shorn of its faith by the teachings of godless science.

"shorn of its faith by the teachings of godless science."

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But if the full penalty of the law is meted out to Bertram Cates,

"But if the full penalty of the law is meted out to Bertram Cates,"

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the faithful the whole world over,

"the faithful the whole world over,"

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who are watching us here and listening to our every word,

"who are watching us here and listening to our every word,"

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will rise up and call this courtroom blessed.

"will rise up and call this courtroom blessed."

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Your witness, sir.

"Your witness, sir."

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I sure am glad the colonel didn't make a speech.

"I sure am glad the colonel didn't make a speech."

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Now, Howard.

"Now, Howard."

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I heard you say that the world used to get pretty hot.

"I heard you say that the world used to get pretty hot."

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That's what Mr. Cates said.

"That's what Mr. Cates said."

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Any hotter than it is right now, do you think?

"Any hotter than it is right now, do you think?"

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I guess it must have been. Mr. Cates read it to us from a book.

"I guess it must have been. Mr. Cates read it to us from a book."

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This the book?

"This the book?"

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Charles Darwin's Theory Of The Evolution And The Descent Of Man.

"Charles Darwin's Theory Of The Evolution And The Descent Of Man."

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- Yes, sir. - That's right, Howard.

"- Yes, sir. - That's right, Howard."

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That's the very book he read to you in your classroom.

"That's the very book he read to you in your classroom."

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Now, Howard, tell me, do you think there was anything wrong in there?

"Now, Howard, tell me, do you think there was anything wrong in there?"

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Well, I don't know.

"Well, I don't know."

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Objection, Your Honour.

"Objection, Your Honour."

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The defence is asking that a 15-year-old give an opinion on a question of morality.

"The defence is asking that a 15-year-old give an opinion on a question of morality."

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I am trying to establish that Howard or Colonel Brady or Charles Darwin

"I am trying to establish that Howard or Colonel Brady or Charles Darwin"

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or anyone sitting in this courtroom, or you, sir, has the right to think.

"or anyone sitting in this courtroom, or you, sir, has the right to think."

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Colonel Drummond, the right to think is not on trial here.

"Colonel Drummond, the right to think is not on trial here."

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With all due respect to the court, sir,

"With all due respect to the court, sir,"

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I think the right to think is very much on trial here.

"I think the right to think is very much on trial here."

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And it is in danger in the proceedings of this courtroom.

"And it is in danger in the proceedings of this courtroom."

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- A man is on trial. - A thinking man.

"- A man is on trial. - A thinking man."

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He's faced with fine and imprisonment because he speaks what he thinks.

"He's faced with fine and imprisonment because he speaks what he thinks."

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Colonel Drummond, will you please rephrase your question?

"Colonel Drummond, will you please rephrase your question?"

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Let's put it this way, Howard.

"Let's put it this way, Howard."

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All this fuss and feathers about evolution, do you think it hurt you any?

"All this fuss and feathers about evolution, do you think it hurt you any?"

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- Sir? - Did it do you any harm?

"- Sir? - Did it do you any harm?"

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Still feel reasonably fit?

"Still feel reasonably fit?"

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What Mr. Cates told you, did it hurt your baseball game any?

"What Mr. Cates told you, did it hurt your baseball game any?"

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Did it affect your pitching arm?

"Did it affect your pitching arm?"

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No, sir. I'm a lefty.

"No, sir. I'm a lefty."

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A southpaw, huh? Still honour your father and your mother?

"A southpaw, huh? Still honour your father and your mother?"

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- Sure. - Haven't murdered anybody, have you?

"- Sure. - Haven't murdered anybody, have you?"

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Objection. This is an absurd piece of jactitation.

"Objection. This is an absurd piece of jactitation."

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Counsel uses a word with which the bench is not familiar.

"Counsel uses a word with which the bench is not familiar."

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A specious or false premise.

"A specious or false premise."

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In this instance as to the murder of known or unknown persons.

"In this instance as to the murder of known or unknown persons."

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Objection sustained.

"Objection sustained."

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Ask him if his faith in the Holy Scriptures has been shattered.

"Ask him if his faith in the Holy Scriptures has been shattered."

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When I need your help, Colonel Brady,

"When I need your help, Colonel Brady,"

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you may rest assured I shall humbly ask for it.

"you may rest assured I shall humbly ask for it."

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Any time, Colonel Drummond. Any time.

"Any time, Colonel Drummond. Any time."

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He's the only man I know who can strut sitting down.

"He's the only man I know who can strut sitting down."

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Now, Howard, tell me something.

"Now, Howard, tell me something."

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Did you believe everything Mr. Cates told you?

"Did you believe everything Mr. Cates told you?"

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I'm not sure. I gotta think about it.

"I'm not sure. I gotta think about it."

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Good for you. Good for you.

"Good for you. Good for you."

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- Now, your pa's a farmer, isn't he? - Yes, sir.

"- Now, your pa's a farmer, isn't he? - Yes, sir."

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"- Got a tractor? - Brand-new one."

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You think there's anything sinful about a tractor because it's not in the Bible?

"You think there's anything sinful about a tractor because it's not in the Bible?"

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No.

"No."

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You know, Moses never made a phone call.

"You know, Moses never made a phone call."

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Do you figure that makes the telephone an instrument of the devil?

"Do you figure that makes the telephone an instrument of the devil?"

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- I never thought of it that way. - Neither did anybody else.

"- I never thought of it that way. - Neither did anybody else."

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Your Honour, the defence makes the same old error of all godless men.

"Your Honour, the defence makes the same old error of all godless men."

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He confuses material things with the spiritual value of the revealed word.

"He confuses material things with the spiritual value of the revealed word."

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Why do you bewilder this child?

"Why do you bewilder this child?"

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Does right have no meaning to you, sir?

"Does right have no meaning to you, sir?"

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Realising that I may prejudice the case of my client,

"Realising that I may prejudice the case of my client,"

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I must tell you that right has no meaning for me whatsoever.

"I must tell you that right has no meaning for me whatsoever."

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But truth has meaning, as a direction.

"But truth has meaning, as a direction."

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But it is one of the peculiar imbecilities of our time

"But it is one of the peculiar imbecilities of our time"

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that we place a grid of morality upon human behaviour,

"that we place a grid of morality upon human behaviour,"

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so that the action of every man

"so that the action of every man"

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must be measured against an arbitrary latitude of right and a longitude of wrong

"must be measured against an arbitrary latitude of right and a longitude of wrong"

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in exact minutes, degrees and seconds.

"in exact minutes, degrees and seconds."

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So...

"So..."

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Howard, do you know... Do you understand what I'm talking about?

"Howard, do you know... Do you understand what I'm talking about?"

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No, sir.

"No, sir."

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Maybe someday you will. That's all, son. Thank you. You're excused.

"Maybe someday you will. That's all, son. Thank you. You're excused."

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This boy may not understand, but I do.

"This boy may not understand, but I do."

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I've seen what you can do to a jury. Twist them.

"I've seen what you can do to a jury. Twist them."

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In the Endicott case you made the jury believe the obscenity was in their mind.

"In the Endicott case you made the jury believe the obscenity was in their mind."

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It was immoral what you did to the jury. Judgement by confusion.

"It was immoral what you did to the jury. Judgement by confusion."

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- You think you can get away with it here? - I'm not trying to get away with anything.

"- You think you can get away with it here? - I'm not trying to get away with anything."

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I am simply trying to prevent the clock-stoppers

"I am simply trying to prevent the clock-stoppers"

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from dumping a lot of medieval nonsense into the United States Constitution.

"from dumping a lot of medieval nonsense into the United States Constitution."

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This is not a federal court.

"This is not a federal court."

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- You have to stop them somewhere! - It's obvious what he's doing.

"- You have to stop them somewhere! - It's obvious what he's doing."

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He is trying to make us forget the lawbreaker and put the law on trial.

"He is trying to make us forget the lawbreaker and put the law on trial."

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We have the answer for you in our next witness.

"We have the answer for you in our next witness."

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Call Miss Rachel Brown to the stand.

"Call Miss Rachel Brown to the stand."

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Rachel Brown! Rachel Brown come to the stand, please.

"Rachel Brown! Rachel Brown come to the stand, please."

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Did you know about this?

"Did you know about this?"

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He didn't, but we should have.

"He didn't, but we should have."

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Rach?

"Rach?"

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- Rach, what did you tell him? - Take it easy, son.

"- Rach, what did you tell him? - Take it easy, son."

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Sit down, Samson. You're about to get a haircut.

"Sit down, Samson. You're about to get a haircut."

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Rachel, do you solemnly swear the testimony you're about to give

"Rachel, do you solemnly swear the testimony you're about to give"

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is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you God?

"is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you God?"

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I do.

"I do."

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Now, my dear, I just want you to repeat some of the things you told me last night.

"Now, my dear, I just want you to repeat some of the things you told me last night."

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Please, Mr. Brady.

"Please, Mr. Brady."

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You said you wanted people to understand, didn't you?

"You said you wanted people to understand, didn't you?"

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- Yes. - Just answer my question.

"- Yes. - Just answer my question."

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Now, Miss Brown, you are an old friend of the defendant, Bertram Cates?

"Now, Miss Brown, you are an old friend of the defendant, Bertram Cates?"

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We're engaged to be married.

"We're engaged to be married."

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- Do you attend the same church? - Yes.

"- Do you attend the same church? - Yes."

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We did.

"We did."

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- Do you now? - What?

"- Do you now? - What?"

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