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Abe Lincoln:
[questioning Cass about Scrub's death]
What were you and Scrub arguing about? John Palmer Cass:
I'd rather not say. Abe Lincoln:
Oh, you'd rather not say. Well, Jack, I'd rather you did say. John Palmer Cass:
All right. We was arguin' about politics. Abe Lincoln:
Well, that's something new to argue about. John Palmer Cass:
I've learned some since, but I told Scrub I thought you had at least as much political sense in you as Stephen Douglas. Scrub got as mad as a wet hen and said you didn't!
[questioning Cass about Scrub's death]
What were you and Scrub arguing about? John Palmer Cass:
I'd rather not say. Abe Lincoln:
Oh, you'd rather not say. Well, Jack, I'd rather you did say. John Palmer Cass:
All right. We was arguin' about politics. Abe Lincoln:
Well, that's something new to argue about. John Palmer Cass:
I've learned some since, but I told Scrub I thought you had at least as much political sense in you as Stephen Douglas. Scrub got as mad as a wet hen and said you didn't!
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What kind of an argument
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I'd rather not say
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Oh you'd rather not say
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Well Jack suppose I told you I'd rather you did say
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All right You wanna know so I'll tell you
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We was arguing about politics
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Well that's something new to argue about
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I've found out a lot different since
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but I said I figured you had more sense in politics than Steve Douglas
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and Scrub got mad as a wet hen and said you didn't
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Movie Summary
A fictionalized account of the early life of the American president as a young lawyer facing his greatest court case.
