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Man for all Seasons quote
Jun. 15th, 2005 09:27 pmAccused by his son-in-law, Will Roper, of giving the devil the benefit of law, More retorts: “What would you do? Cut a great road through the law to get after the devil?”
Roper, also a lawyer, is quick with his answer: “Yes, I’d cut down every law in England to do that.”
“Oh?” says More, “And when the last law was down and the devil turned round on you, where would you hide, Roper, the laws all being flat? 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? Yes, I’d give the devil the benefit of law for my own safety’s sake.”
Just so I don't lose it.
Roper, also a lawyer, is quick with his answer: “Yes, I’d cut down every law in England to do that.”
“Oh?” says More, “And when the last law was down and the devil turned round on you, where would you hide, Roper, the laws all being flat? 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? Yes, I’d give the devil the benefit of law for my own safety’s sake.”
Just so I don't lose it.
