"You have been tried by twelve good men……" — Roy Bean
"You have been tried by twelve good men and true, not of your peers but as high above you as heaven is of hell, and they have said you are guilty."
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12 Quotes by Roy Bean
Roy Bean has 12 quotes on this site.
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Don't interfere with something that ain't bothering' you none.
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You can't tell how good a man or a watermelon is 'til they get thumped.
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A decent cowboy does not take what belongs to someone else and if he does he deserves to be strung…
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And finally Winter, with its bitin', and whinin' wind, and all the land will be mantled with snow.
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Hang 'em first, try 'em later.
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Time will pass and seasons will come and go.
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Spring with its wavin' green grass and heaps of sweet-smellin' flowers on every hill and in every dale.
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And Fall, with her yeller harvest moon and the hills growin' brown and golden under a sinkin' sun.
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And finally Winter, with its bitin', whinin' wind, and all the land will be mantled with snow.
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Gentlemen, I find the law very explicit on murdering your fellow man, but there's nothing here about killing a Chinaman.…
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I know the law... I am it's greatest transgressor.
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