More: I will not take the oath. I will not tell you why I will not. Norfolk: Then your reasons must be treasonable! More: Not "must be;" may be. Norfolk: It's a fair assumption! More: The law requires more than an assumption; the law requires a fact. (Robert Bolt)

More: I will not take the oath. I will not tell you why I will not. Norfolk: Then your reasons must be treasonable! More: Not "must be;" may be. Norfolk: It's a fair assumption! More: The law requires more than an assumption; the law requires a fact.

Robert Bolt

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