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"Mr. Lincoln, I've Decided to Trust You!" script, 1967
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12 1ST READER "I see no earthy reason for a delay...we all know the character of this... (slowly) ...w.i.t.n.e.s.s..." HEAD COUNSELOR "I cautioned you before...I should not like to... 1ST READER "I mean...mean...Mr. Lincoln is to be considered...his time is drawing near...from what I know of him...no one can place the mark of Cain against him. MR.X. "In my reading, I once remember Mr. Lincoln as having said, "Discourage litigation. Persuade compromise whenever you can. Never stir up litigation. A moral tone ought to be infused into the profession..."I ask you Sir (to Lincoln) did you infuse your moral tones into the Gettysburg Address, and were you so bent on compromising with truth and playing up the South, that you never hesitated to sell out my birthright?" MR. LINCOLN "I never uttered those words." 1ST READER "You did and you didn't. You will defend yourself on all personal matters, not written. I shall answer all other inquiries. If written text needs further explanation, you might then be called upon to speak. (thumbing through pages of books before him) ...Here it is...On June 27th...1850 in notes for a lecture to law students you did say "Discourage litigation, persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can.
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12 1ST READER "I see no earthy reason for a delay...we all know the character of this... (slowly) ...w.i.t.n.e.s.s..." HEAD COUNSELOR "I cautioned you before...I should not like to... 1ST READER "I mean...mean...Mr. Lincoln is to be considered...his time is drawing near...from what I know of him...no one can place the mark of Cain against him. MR.X. "In my reading, I once remember Mr. Lincoln as having said, "Discourage litigation. Persuade compromise whenever you can. Never stir up litigation. A moral tone ought to be infused into the profession..."I ask you Sir (to Lincoln) did you infuse your moral tones into the Gettysburg Address, and were you so bent on compromising with truth and playing up the South, that you never hesitated to sell out my birthright?" MR. LINCOLN "I never uttered those words." 1ST READER "You did and you didn't. You will defend yourself on all personal matters, not written. I shall answer all other inquiries. If written text needs further explanation, you might then be called upon to speak. (thumbing through pages of books before him) ...Here it is...On June 27th...1850 in notes for a lecture to law students you did say "Discourage litigation, persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can.
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