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A Man For All Seasons (Modern Classics)

Robert Bolt

A Man for All Seasons dramatises the conflict between King Henry VIII and Sir Thomas More. It depicts the confrontation between church and state, theology and politics, absolute power and individual freedom. Throughout the play Sir Thomas More's eloquence and endurance, his purity, saintliness and t...

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The Matt Walsh Show

The host referenced a memorable scene from the play, describing it as relevant to the current discussion about law and liberty.

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It reminds me of a great scene in Man for All Seasons that I think I mentioned before.

— Episode: Ep. 314 - Red Flags In The Red Flag Law...

Episode: Ep. 314 - Red Flags In The Red Flag Law The Matt W...

The host referenced a memorable scene from the play, describing it as relevant to the current discussion about law and liberty.

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It reminds me of a great scene in Man for All Seasons that I think I mentioned before.

down and the devil turned around on you. Where would you hide, Roper? The law's 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 a man to do it, do you really think you could stand upright in the winds that would blow then? Yes, I give the devil benefit of law for my own safety's sake.

Episode: Ep. 228 - An Epidemic Of Groupthink

Walsh referenced the work, noting it began as a play before becoming a film, and highlighted it as one of his favorite movies.

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One of my favorite movies, uh, which was originally a play, uh, it's called a man for all seasons.

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