william roper said, yes, i'd cut down every law in england to do that. sir thomas moore replies, oh, and when the last law was down and the devil turned round on you, where would you hide, roper, the law is all being flat. this country is planted thick with laws from coast to coast, man's laws, not gods, and if you cut them down and you're just the man to do it, do you really think you could stand upright in the winds that would blow then. yes, i would give the devil benefit of law, sir thomas moore says, for my own safety's sake. and when you apply the reasonable doubt standard, remember, that standard, that legal principle isn't there for roddie bryan. it's not for these other defendants. it's there for all of us, and it's a principle that we cannot forsake. the court is going to charge you, i believe, without putting words in your mouth, to parties to a crime. the provision that's relevant to mr. bryan in this case is the second one. to be a party to the crime, mr. bryan must intentionally help in the commission of an offense of a crime. mr. bryan can