Alan, let me say something I always say and I'm gonna keep on saying. And that is that I...
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[Governor Hardin and David Gale are engaged in a debate on Batter's Box]
Governor Hardin:
Alan, let me say something I always say and I'm gonna keep on saying. And that is that I HATE killin'. That's why my administration is willing to kill to stop it.
David Gale:
So, you don't subscribe to the idea that 'a good state is the one that protects its most despised members?'
Governor Hardin:
It's a nice liberal idea. But, like most nice liberal ideas, naive.
David Gale:
It's a quote from you, Governor. From your first state attorney campaign
Governor Hardin:
[flustered]
You've got me, Professor. But let me, in my defense, offer YOU a quote. Winston Churchill: 'If you're not a liberal at twenty, you have no heart, if you're still a liberal at thirty, you've got no brain.'
[studio audience laughs]
David Gale:
So, basically, you feel, to choose another quote, 'society must be cleansed of elements which represent its own death.'
Governor Hardin:
Well, yes. I'd have to agree.
[laughs]
Governor Hardin:
Did I say that too?
David Gale:
No, that was Hitler.
Governor Hardin:
Alan, let me say something I always say and I'm gonna keep on saying. And that is that I HATE killin'. That's why my administration is willing to kill to stop it.
David Gale:
So, you don't subscribe to the idea that 'a good state is the one that protects its most despised members?'
Governor Hardin:
It's a nice liberal idea. But, like most nice liberal ideas, naive.
David Gale:
It's a quote from you, Governor. From your first state attorney campaign
Governor Hardin:
[flustered]
You've got me, Professor. But let me, in my defense, offer YOU a quote. Winston Churchill: 'If you're not a liberal at twenty, you have no heart, if you're still a liberal at thirty, you've got no brain.'
[studio audience laughs]
David Gale:
So, basically, you feel, to choose another quote, 'society must be cleansed of elements which represent its own death.'
Governor Hardin:
Well, yes. I'd have to agree.
[laughs]
Governor Hardin:
Did I say that too?
David Gale:
No, that was Hitler.
Transcript
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I always say the same thing and I'm gonna keep on saying it
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I hate killing and my administration will kill to stop it
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How about it
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Murderers are not deterred by the thought of execution
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You know it Every single study done on the subject
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and there's been over 200 you've read them
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has reached the same conclusion
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Maybe you should read your Bible
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Deuteronomy 19 21 An eye for an eye a tooth for a tooth
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What did Gandhi say about that
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The old law of an eye for an eye leaves us all blind
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I'm sorry and with respect that's fuzzy liberal thinking
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You believe that Of course
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Interesting 'cause you said it
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in a speech in your first campaign
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He got you there Governor How about it
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Yes he did
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If you're not a Liberal at 30 you've got no heart
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If you're still a Liberal at 40 you've got no brain
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That's Winston Churchill
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Touch
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What you're essentially saying is
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and this is to choose another quote
Clip duration: 60 seconds
Views: 108
Timestamp in movie: 00h 35m 51s
Uploaded: 07 December, 2022
Genres: drama, thriller, crime
Summary: A man against capital punishment is accused of murdering a fellow activist and is sent to death row.
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Actors
Governor Hardin - Michael Crabtree
David Gale - Kevin Spacey
