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Henry Drummond: Progress has never been a bargain. You have to pay for it. Sometimes I think there's a man who sits behind a counter and says, "All right, you can have a telephone, but you lose privacy and the charm of distance. Madam, you may vote but at a price: you lose the right to retreat behind the powder puff or your petticoat. Mister, you may conquer the air, but the birds will lose their wonder and the clouds will smell of gasoline."
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Gentlemen progress has never been a bargain You have to pay for it
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Sometimes I think there's a man behind a counter who says
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You can have a telephone but you lose privacy and the charm of distance
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Madam you may vote but at a price
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You lose the right to retreat behind the powder puff or your petticoat
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Mister you may conquer the air
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but the birds will lose their wonder and the clouds will smell of gasoline
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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.
