A Civil Action: Response

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A Civil Action: response
“The truth? I thought we were talking about a court of law. C’mon you’ve been around long enough to know the court isn't the place to look for the truth. You're lucky to find anything here that in any way resembles the truth.”
A Civil Action starring John Travolta (aka my long lost father) was an interesting (long) film that I actually enjoyed. I invited my parents to watch it with me and of course they fell asleep mostly because I couldn’t find the CC button but I was very interested in it. Jan Schlichtmann makes himself seem like this totally unbeatable lawyer at the beginning with his whole, “Yeah, I know we have no feelings. No compassion, no empathy for our client’s suffering. Can I say something? What does that

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