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know, when youre talking about the law, its really a question of whose interest you serve. and when you talk about, you know, for example, defending poor people or the criminal courts, the resources just arent there. it is interesting. i met the public defender in england. they told me -- he told me there that an indingon person can go to any of the big law firms, like morris and forestier, and ask them to represent you and the government will pay for it. they will pay every penny. and...

our lust for the injustices that we are all subject to. and we are all subject to the law. and, therefore, its important to get this terrible imbalance at least started pointing in the right direction. [applause] >> john? last word. >> ok. im not going to say anything about social justice. i have a thought for you. go out and rent the movie "to kill a mockingbird." it is a really, really good movie. and its a really sophisticated movie. you know, the script, you know, you cant get any ...

i thought the two of them together gave a bigger picture than just one alone. and were all capable of in some way voicing our passion, voicing our lust for the injustices that we are all subject to. and we are all subject to the law. and, therefore, its important to get this terrible imbalance at least started pointing in the right direction. [applause] >> john? last word. >> ok. im not going to say anything about social justice. i have a thought for you. go out and rent the movie "to ...

you speak of. >> this could be fun. >> i disagree. >> ok. i think we can agree that, you know, when youre talking about the law, its really a question of whose interest you serve. and when you talk about, you know, for example, defending poor people or the criminal courts, the resources just arent there. it is interesting. i met the public defender in england. they told me -- he told me there that an indingon person can go to any of the big law firms, like morris and forestier, and ask...

you look at it, try to look, you know, into the actual scenes what theyre doing. its fascinating. its all shot on a sound stage. this movie is made at the same time that theyre making -- what was that huge thing in the sand? oh, "lawrence of arabia." right? [laughing] the same time theyre shooting "to kill a mockingbird." theyre doing it all on the sound stage. theres a reason for that. theyre doing it in black and white. you know how they had to push to get that through the studio, to...

were in a slumber because life is fat in the united states. and were willing to surrender constitutional rights for our own, you know, image of self-protection. and terrorism abounds. and isnt the police force, you know, wonderful to protect us? thats all era. and what we have to do is point at what is wrong and seek in every fashion or address it within the circle of your own ability to communicate. [applause] >> my book is called "lust for justice" and the word lust imply a certain p...

about that. i wrote this book because i wanted tonys dissident voice to be heard. i wanted the art that i did of him showing his passion and his aliveness to be seen. i thought the two of them together gave a bigger picture than just one alone. and were all capable of in some way voicing our passion, voicing our lust for the injustices that we are all subject to. and we are all subject to the law. and, therefore, its important to get this terrible imbalance at least started pointing in...

mistakes. and allocating the resources to make sure those mistakes dont happy think is a very important thing. >> my view, be more activistic, have more courage, where theres manifest, protest it. everyone should choose an issue. everyone then should be behind that issue and strive for change. the first thing is identify. and then to demonstrate. and then to do actions. and maybe, you know, im old and im thinking how the 1960s sought to reform things like war and racism, and they took ...

we have to wake up! were in a slumber because life is fat in the united states. and were willing to surrender constitutional rights for our own, you know, image of self-protection. and terrorism abounds. and isnt the police force, you know, wonderful to protect us? thats all era. and what we have to do is point at what is wrong and seek in every fashion or address it within the circle of your own ability to communicate. [applause] >> my book is called "lust for justice" and the word lu...

system. [applause] >> why do i think this audience is going to be on his side? [laughing] i actually -- i dont disagree with what youre saying. but im saying, from a functional standpoint it works. i mean, wall street law firms work. they do great work. they do the best practice of law that is done in the country. and if you dont believe that, youre just wrong. [laughing] >> no. the death penalty, appellate lawyers do the best work in the country. their objective is valid. and their in...