“I wasn't thinking of the money. I don't know if you'll understand...” – Howard Joyce, The Letter ... Movie Quotes Database

I wasn't thinking of the money. I don't know if you'll understand this, but I've always looked on myself as an honest man. You're asking me to do something which is no better than suborning a witness...A lawyer has a duty to his profession and to himself.

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