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Baldwin:
Ignore everything but the pre-eminent issue at hand. The wrongful transfer of stolen goods. Either way, we win. Tappan:
Sir, this war must be waged on the battlefield of righteousness. Baldwin:
The what? Tappan:
It would be against everything I stand for to let this deteriorate into an exercise in legal minutia. Baldwin:
Mr. Tappan, I'm talking about the heart of the matter. Tappan:
As am I. It is our destiny, as abolitionists and as Christians, to save these people. These are people, Mr. Baldwin, not livestock. Did Christ hire a lawyer to get him off on technicalities? He went to the cross, nobly. You know why? To make a statement. To make a statement, as must we. Baldwin:
But Christ lost. - You, I think... Tappan:
No, sir, he did not! Baldwin:
You want to win, don't you? Tappan:
Yes. Baldwin:
I certainly do. Hell, sometimes I don't get paid unless I do. Which brings us back to the question of worth. In order to do a better job than the Son of God's attorney I'll require two and a half dollars a day
Ignore everything but the pre-eminent issue at hand. The wrongful transfer of stolen goods. Either way, we win. Tappan:
Sir, this war must be waged on the battlefield of righteousness. Baldwin:
The what? Tappan:
It would be against everything I stand for to let this deteriorate into an exercise in legal minutia. Baldwin:
Mr. Tappan, I'm talking about the heart of the matter. Tappan:
As am I. It is our destiny, as abolitionists and as Christians, to save these people. These are people, Mr. Baldwin, not livestock. Did Christ hire a lawyer to get him off on technicalities? He went to the cross, nobly. You know why? To make a statement. To make a statement, as must we. Baldwin:
But Christ lost. - You, I think... Tappan:
No, sir, he did not! Baldwin:
You want to win, don't you? Tappan:
Yes. Baldwin:
I certainly do. Hell, sometimes I don't get paid unless I do. Which brings us back to the question of worth. In order to do a better job than the Son of God's attorney I'll require two and a half dollars a day
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Ignore everything but the pre eminent issue at hand
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The wrongful transfer of stolen goods
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Either way we win Sir
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this war must be waged on the battlefield of righteousness
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The what
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It would be against everything I stand for to let this deteriorate into
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an exercise in the vagaries of legal minutia
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Well I don't know what you're talking about Mr Tappan
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but I'm talking about the heart of the matter
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As am I
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Movie Summary
In 1839, the revolt of Mende captives aboard a Spanish owned ship causes a major controversy in the United States when the ship is captured off the coast of Long Island. The courts must decide whether the Mende are slaves or legally
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Tappan
