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180 Nietzsche's philosophy seriously and fashioned his life on it? And there is no question in this case but what it is true. Then who is to blame? The university would be more to blame than he is. The scholars of the world would be more to blame than he is. The publishers of the world—and Nietzsche's books are published by one of the biggest publishers in the world—are more to blame than he. Your honor, it is hardly fair to hang a 19-year-old boy for the philosophy that was taught him at the university." Now, there is the university and there is the scholar.

Mr. Darrow—Will you let me see it?

Mr. Bryan—Oh, yes, but let me have it back.

Mr. Darrow—I'll give you a new one autographed for you. (Laughter.)

Mr. Bryan—Now, my friends, Mr, Darrow asked Howard Morgan, "Did it hurt you? Did it do you any harm? Did it do you any harm?" Why did he not ask the boy's mother?

Mr. Darrow—She did not testify.

Mr. Bryan—No, but why did you not bring her here to testify?

Mr. Darrow—I fancy that his mother might have hurt him.

Mr. Bryan—Your honor, it is the mothers who find out what is being done, and it is the fathers who find out what is being done. It is not necessary that a boy, whose mind is poisoned by this stuff, poisoned by the stuff administered without ever having the precaution to write poison on the outside, it is the parents that are doing that, and here we have the testimony of the greatest criminal lawyer in the United States, stating that the universities—

Mr. Darrow—I object, your honor, to an injection of that case into this one.

The Court—It is argument before the court period. I do not see how—

Mr. Darrow—If it does not prejudice you, it does not do any good.

The Court—No, sir; it does not prejudice me.

Mr. Darrow—Then, it does not do any good.

The Court—Well. (Loud laughter and great applause.)

Mr. Bryan—If your honor, please, let me submit, we have a different idea of the purpose of argument, my idea is that it is to inform the court, not merely to prejudice the court.

The Court—Yes.

Mr. Darrow—I am speaking of this particular matter.

The Court—Suppose you get through with Col. Darrow as soon as you can, Mr. Bryan.

Mr. Bryan—Yes, I will, I think I am through with the colonel now. The gentleman was called as an expert, I say, did not tell us where life began, or how. He did not tell us anything about the end of this series, he did not tell us about the logical consequences of it, and the implications based upon it. He did not qualify even as an expert in science, and not at all as an expert in the Bible. If a man is going to come as an expert to reconcile this definition of evolution with the Bible, he must be an expert on the Bible also, as well as on evolution, and he did not qualify as an expert on the Bible, except to say he taught a Sunday School class.

Mr. Malone—We were not offering him for that purpose. We expect to be able to call experts on the Bible.

Mr. Bryan—Oh, you did not count him as an expert?

Mr. Malone—We count him as a Christian, possibly not as good as Mr. Bryan.

Mr. Bryan—Oh, you have three kinds to be called.

Mr. Malone—No, just Americans. It is not a question of citizenship and not a distinction.

Mr. Bryan—We are to have three kinds of people called. We are to have the expert scientist, the expert Bible men and then just Christians.

Mr. Malone—We will give you all the information you want, Mr. Bryan.

Mr. Bryan—Thank you, sir. I think we have all we want now. (Applause.) Now, your honor, when it comes to Bible experts, do they