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Sir Thomas More:
Listen, Meg, God made the angels to show Him splendor, as He made animals for innocence and plants for their simplicity. But Man He made to serve Him wittily, in the tangle of his mind. If He suffers us to come to such a case that there is no escaping, then we may stand to our tackle as best we can, and, yes, Meg, then we can clamor like champions, if we have the spittle for it. But it's God's part, not our own, to bring ourselves to such a pass. Our natural business lies in escaping. If I can take the oath, I will
Listen, Meg, God made the angels to show Him splendor, as He made animals for innocence and plants for their simplicity. But Man He made to serve Him wittily, in the tangle of his mind. If He suffers us to come to such a case that there is no escaping, then we may stand to our tackle as best we can, and, yes, Meg, then we can clamor like champions, if we have the spittle for it. But it's God's part, not our own, to bring ourselves to such a pass. Our natural business lies in escaping. If I can take the oath, I will
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Listen Meg God made the angels to show him splendor
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As he made animals for innocence and plants for their simplicity
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But Man he made to serve him wittily in the tangle of his mind
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If he suffers us to come to such a case that there is no escaping
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then we may stand to our tackle as best we can
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And yes Meg then we can clamor like champions if we have the spittle for it
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But it's God's part not our own to bring ourselves to such a pass
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Our natural business lies in escaping
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If I can take this oath I will
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Movie Summary
The story of Sir Thomas More, who stood up to King Henry VIII when the King rejected the Roman Catholic Church to obtain a divorce and remarry.
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Thomas More
