May it please the court, the government objects very strongly to this proposal to grant a convicted felon the same rights as a law-abiding citizen.

8 seconds sound clip from the The Greatest (1977) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:07:41.936 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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- Cancellation of his passport has made it impossible for my client to earn his living.

- But, for the proposed fight with Frazier in Toronto, he doesn't need a passport. Only the permission of the court to drive 75 miles across the border for a mere 18 hours.

- Now, for this, we propose to post a bond of $100000 to ensure his return.

- Plus, seventy percent of the purse in escrow against any income tax claims.

- Oh, and as many marshals as the government deems necessary to ride in his car, both ways, and sit in his dressing room.

- May it please the court, the government objects very strongly to this proposal to grant a convicted felon the same rights as a law-abiding citizen.

- The district court in my home city, Your Honor, has just granted Abby Hoffman, a white defendant, also appealing a five-year sentence in the Chicago Eight case, the permission to leave this country for 26 days. and to go to Cuba, Your Honor!

- Hoffman isn't planning to earn a million dollars on his trip.

- Objection. That is completely irrelevant.

- Objection sustained.

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