Honesty Flashcards
Conscience
‘This case, Tom Robinson’s case, is something that goes to the essence of a man’s conscience - Scout, I couldn’t go to church and worship God if I didn’t try to help that man.’
Majority Rule
‘They’re certainly entitled to think that, and they’re entitled to full respect for their opinions… but before I can live with other folks I’ve got to live with myself. The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience.’
Truth’s Told
‘Link, that boy might go to the chair but he’s not going till the truth’s told.’
Sworn
‘you’re sworn to tell the whole truth’
Evidence of Offence
‘She did something every child has done - she tried to put the evidence of her offence away from her…What was the evidence of her offence? Tom Robinson, a human being.’
Human Race
‘But this is the truth that applies to the human race and to no particular race of men. There is not a person in this courtroom who has never told a lie, who has never done an immoral thing’
Secret Jury
‘A jury’s vote’s supposed to be secret. Serving on a jury forces a man to make up his own mind and declare himself about something. Men don’t like to do that. Sometimes it’s unpleasant.’
Hushing
‘but nobody’s hushing this up. I don’t live that way.’
Connived
‘Before Jem looks at anyone else he looks at me, and I’ve tried to live so I can look squarely back at him…if I connived at something like this, frankly I couldn’t meet his eye’
One Way
‘I can’t live one way in town and another in my home.’