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Henry Drummond:
For I intend to show this court that what Bertram Cates spoke quietly one spring morning in the Hillsboro High School is not crime. It is incontrovertible as geometry to any enlightened community of minds. Prosecutor Tom Davenport:
In this community, Colonel Drummond, and in this sovereign state, exactly the opposite is the case. The language of the law is clear, your Honor. We do not need experts to question the validity of a law that is already on the books. Henry Drummond:
Well, what do you need? A gallows to hang him from? Prosecutor Tom Davenport:
That remark is an insult to this entire community. Henry Drummond:
And this community is an insult to the world
For I intend to show this court that what Bertram Cates spoke quietly one spring morning in the Hillsboro High School is not crime. It is incontrovertible as geometry to any enlightened community of minds. Prosecutor Tom Davenport:
In this community, Colonel Drummond, and in this sovereign state, exactly the opposite is the case. The language of the law is clear, your Honor. We do not need experts to question the validity of a law that is already on the books. Henry Drummond:
Well, what do you need? A gallows to hang him from? Prosecutor Tom Davenport:
That remark is an insult to this entire community. Henry Drummond:
And this community is an insult to the world
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For I intend to show this court that what Bertram Cates spoke quietly
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one spring morning in the Hillsboro high school is no crime
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It is incontrovertible as geometry to any enlightened community of minds
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In this community and in this sovereign state exactly the opposite is the case
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The language of the law is clear
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We do not need experts to question the validity of a law already on the books
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What do you need A gallows to hang him from
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That remark is an insult to this community
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And this community is an insult to the world
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Movie Summary
Based on a real-life case in 1925, two great lawyers argue the case for and against a Tennessee science teacher accused of the crime of teaching evolution.
Actors
Henry Drummond
Prosecutor Tom Davenport
