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I am afforded the right to speak in my own defence, sir, by the Constitution of the United States. This is the same document which guarantees my liberty.

10 seconds sound clip from the Good Will Hunting movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:24:18 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- P.O.?

- Yeah. Parole officer.

- Thank you.

- Asshole.

- There is a lengthy legal precedent, Your Honour, going back to 1789, whereby a defendant can claim self-defense against an agent of the government if that act is deemed a defence against tyranny, a defence of liberty.

- Your Honour, Henry Ward Beecher, in Proverbs from the Plymouth Pulpit, 1887, said, and I quote...

- 1887? This is the 20th century.

- He's gonna make a mockery of the courtroom.

- I am afforded the right to speak in my own defence, sir, by the Constitution of the United States. This is the same document which guarantees my liberty.

- And liberty, in case you've forgotten, is a soul's right to breathe. And when it cannot take a long breath, laws are girded too tight. Without liberty, man is a syncope.

- Man is a what?

- Ibid, Your Honour.

- Son, my turn. I've been sitting here for ten minutes now lookin' over this rap sheet of yours. I just can't believe it.

- June '93, assault. September '93, assault. Grand theft auto, February of '94.

[...]

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Good Will Hunting (1997) movie quotes, featuring short sound clips of the best lines and sayings.

Actors: Robin Williams (Dr. Sean Maguire), Matt Damon (Will Hunting), Ben Affleck (Chuckie Sullivan), Stellan Skarsgård (Gerald Lambeau), Minnie Driver (Skylar)

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