Speech like this is not protected because the Founders knew speech like this left unchecked would tear our nation apart.

Elijah

He uses his opinion to promote hatred and racism.

Elijah

Emerson: I wanted to figure out who I am. Does that make sense?
Sydney: Yeah. Yeah, it does.

Prison was a gift.

George

I'm referring the neverending fountain of filth your client spurs forth to pad his wallet.

Elijah

Elijah: What Mathers is guilty of isn't free speech. It's dangerous speech.
Sydney: By speech you mean Tweets?
Elijah: His urging to take action in real time? No difference between that and a shot fired in a crowded theater.
Sydney: A theater he wasn't even in.

As far as you, Mr. Marshall, when it comes to you, lie, like everybody else.

Judge

In 1967, the Age and Discrimination Act was passed for a reason. That reason was that sometimes we discriminate without even knowing it. We create categories like race, gender, sexual orientation, and we think we know what those words mean. Because we think their definitions are fixed. But those definitions evolve.

Sydney

It meant a lot to me that you reached out to him like that. It's the kind of thing your mother would do.

Elijah

Emerson, you just ruined ribs for me.

Sydney

You're going to save this man's life, Jake. I want to be there when you do it.

Elijah

The silver tongue of Sydney Strait. Still as eloquent as ever.

Marshall

Bluff City Law Quotes

Elijah: She said: "Why measure yourself by money when you have the chance to change the world."

Everyone likes to tell you how this work is noble or rewarding. But what they don't tell you is if you lose, it destroys you.

Sydney