Oh? And when the last law was down, and the Devil turned 'round on you, where would you...
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William Roper:
So, now you give the Devil the benefit of law! Sir Thomas More:
Yes! What would you do? Cut a great road through the law to get after the Devil? William Roper:
Yes, I'd cut down every law in England to do that! Sir Thomas More:
Oh? And when the last law was down, and the Devil turned 'round on you, where would you hide, Roper, the laws all being flat? This country is planted thick with laws, from coast to coast, Man's laws, not God's! And if you cut them down, and you're just the man to do it, do you really think you could stand upright in the winds that would blow then? Yes, I'd give the Devil benefit of law, for my own safety's sake!
So, now you give the Devil the benefit of law! Sir Thomas More:
Yes! What would you do? Cut a great road through the law to get after the Devil? William Roper:
Yes, I'd cut down every law in England to do that! Sir Thomas More:
Oh? And when the last law was down, and the Devil turned 'round on you, where would you hide, Roper, the laws all being flat? This country is planted thick with laws, from coast to coast, Man's laws, not God's! And if you cut them down, and you're just the man to do it, do you really think you could stand upright in the winds that would blow then? Yes, I'd give the Devil benefit of law, for my own safety's sake!
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Now you give the Devil benefit of law Yes what would you do
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Cut a road through the law to get after the Devil
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Yes I'd cut down every law in England to do that
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And when the last law was down and the Devil turned on you
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where would you hide Roper the laws all being flat
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This country is planted with laws from coast to coast
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Man's laws not God's and if you cut them down
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and you're just the man to do it
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do you really think you could stand upright in the wind that would blow then
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Yes
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I give the Devil benefit of law for my own safety's sake
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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
