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- Yes.

- So you wrote this?

Yes.

"The tree of liberty must be refreshed

from time to time

"with the blood of patriots and tyrants."

That's a quote from Thomas Jefferson.

It's for my thesis.

You say it's a thesis,

I say this document advocates treason.

It's only words on a piece of paper.

You know that words

are as dangerous as any bomb.

Words in the wrong hands can be misused.

What's the saying?

"Even the devil can quote the Bible."

All I was trying to say

is that every single one of us

has a mandate to do what's right.

Ah, to do what's right.

And what is right?

Each person must decide that

for him or herself.

Is that treason?

Perhaps.

All I was trying to say is

that every single one of us

has a mandate to do what is right.

Ah.

To do what's right? And what is right?

Well, each person must decide that

for him or herself.

Is that treason?

Perhaps.

From October 7th...

to November 10th,

you exchanged 16 phone calls

with someone we'll call x.

You tapped my phone?

X has made numerous inflammatory

anti-government statements,

including a threat to blow up

several buildings in this area,

the bridges, the reservoir.

People in anger say stupid things,

people who think that their conversations

are private, who are talking to friends.

- So x is your friend?

- I don't know.

We may be talking about two different x.

- On November 10th you attended a meeting.

- I went to a dinner at the center.

You talked about?

- Politics.

- People expressed opinions.

That's usually what happens

when people talk politics, you know.

But I have to tell you, I think it's funny

that you suspect our little group

of some deep, dark conspiracy.

We get together after class

and fool around and drink.

Mostly we drink.

And you guys have been monitoring us?

We don't need a reason

to monitor a group or club.

We don't need to suspect anyone of anything

to follow them.

What else have you done?

Got in our bank records, emails?

Long-distance bills?

Yes.

Well, you must feel really disappointed,

going to all that effort monitoring us.

On the contrary, our work bore fruit,

we have a witness...

...who says that you were criticizing

certain policies, advocating violence.

Show me this witness!

Let him step forward and accuse me

face to face.

The witness is a she.

The witness is a she.

And... we don't handle things that way.

If you won't let me talk to a lawyer,

if you won't let me confront this

so-called witness...

how can I defend myself?

Simple. By speaking the truth.

I have told the truth.

No! You haven't!

You're lying!

I'm not!

You're a liar.

You really believe this girl

is part of a terrorist cell?

We believe that she has associated with

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