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Baldwin:
On the other hand, let's say they aren't slaves. If they aren't slaves, in which case they were illegally acquired, weren't they? Forget mutiny, forget piracy, forget murder and all the rest. Those are subsequent irrelevant occurrences. 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?
On the other hand, let's say they aren't slaves. If they aren't slaves, in which case they were illegally acquired, weren't they? Forget mutiny, forget piracy, forget murder and all the rest. Those are subsequent irrelevant occurrences. 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?
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Now on the other hand let's say they aren't slaves
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If they aren't slaves then they were illegally acquired weren't they
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Forget mutiny forget piracy forget murder and all the rest
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Those are subsequent irrelevant occurrences
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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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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
