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"This country is planted thick with laws, from coast to coast, Man's laws, not God's! And if you cut them down, and you're just the man to do it, do you really
by GolfPopper 3y ago
"This country is planted thick with laws, from coast to coast, Man's laws, not God's! And if you cut them down, and you're just the man to do it, do you really think you could stand upright in the winds that would blow then?"
-A Man For All Seasons (1966)
- quickthrower2 3y agoDepends: are we cutting them all at once?
- btilly 3y agoThe context of the quote is a debate about whether to give the Devil the benefit of law. And yes, it was cutting them all at once to get at the Devil. You can watch the original at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMqReTJkjjg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMqReTJkjjg. (I picked the longer version at 3 minutes that includes the leadup to why the debate happened.)