“- Athos: What gives you the right to judge me, to play God with the lives of others? Is it because you're so much holier than everyone else?
- Aramis: Well yes, there is that. But also because I'm more intelligent than anybody else.”
John Malkovich - Athos
Jeremy Irons - Aramis

“It's a little disconcerting to realize that the smartest member of our expedition's the dog.”
Barbara Hershey - Prof. Lillian Diane Sloan

“Juries can sometimes be very stupid, and it's just as well not to worry them with more evidence than they can conveniently deal with.”
James Stephenson - Howard Joyce

“- Prosecutore John Felder: Mr. Lincoln should know that the mere fact that a prospective juror knows counsel for the state does not disqualify him.
- Abraham Lincoln: I know that, John. What I'm afraid of is that some of the jurors might not know you... and that'd put me at a great disadvantage.”

Donald Meek - Prosecutor John Felder
Henry Fonda - Abraham Lincoln

“You don't have to be a horse to judge a horse show.”

Elizabeth Patterson - Aunt Emma