Mercy! You would know that the concept of a society is based on the quality of that...
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[to the Turkish court] Billy Hayes:
I just wish you could be standing where I'm standing right now and feel what that feels like; because, then, you would know something that you don't know, Mr. Prosecutor: Mercy! You would know that the concept of a society is based on the quality of that mercy; its sense of fair play; its sense of justice! But I guess that's like asking a bear to shit in a toilet
I just wish you could be standing where I'm standing right now and feel what that feels like; because, then, you would know something that you don't know, Mr. Prosecutor: Mercy! You would know that the concept of a society is based on the quality of that mercy; its sense of fair play; its sense of justice! But I guess that's like asking a bear to shit in a toilet
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I wish you could be standing where I'm standing right now
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Then you would know something that you don't know
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Mercy
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You would know that the concept of a society
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is based on the quality of that mercy
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Its sense of fair play and justice
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But I guess that's like asking a bear to shit in a toilet
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Movie Summary
Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of Turkey. The Turkish courts decide to make an example of him, sentencing him to more than 30 years in prison. Hayes has two opportunities for release: the appeals made by his lawyer, his family, and the American government, or the "Midnight Express".
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Billy Hayes
