Simon Leis Quotes in The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)

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Simon Leis Quotes:

  • Simon Leis: Good morning ladies and gentlemen. Before we begin, I must apologize for the unpleasantness of this task. What you are about to see is going to take your breath away. Hustler magazine depicts men and women posed together in a lewd and shameful manner. Hustler magazine depicts women and women posed in a lewd and shameful manner. Hustler magazine depicts Santa Claus posed in a lewd and shameful manner.

  • Simon Leis: Mr. Flynt, can you please turn to page 77? Can you describe to the jury what is on that page, please sir?

    Larry Flynt: It's a picture of Santa Claus.

    Simon Leis: What is Santa Claus doing?

    Larry Flynt: He's talking to Mrs. Claus, and holding in his hand what appears to be a large, erect penis.

    Simon Leis: And could you read the caption underneath that cartoon, please?

    Larry Flynt: "This is what I've got to ho-ho-ho about."

  • Simon Leis: [Referring to the Santa Claus cartoon while in court] Do you think the founding fathers had a cartoon like this in mind when they wrote the first amendment to our Constitution?

    Larry Flynt: [while on the witness stand] No but I don't think they had Playboy in mind or people either for that matter because I saw a couple of four letter words in there a few weeks back.

    Simon Leis: But isn't a community allowed to set its own standards?

    Larry Flynt: No that's just the disguise for censorship. This country belongs to me just as much it belongs to you, if you don't like Hustler Magazine, don't read it.

    Simon Leis: I don't but what about our innocent children that gaze upon it in our grocery stores?

    Larry Flynt: If a kid gets caught drinking beer in a tavern, we don't ban Budweiser across the nation.

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