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Well, opinions are like assholes, your Honor. Everybody’s got one.

— Larry · The People vs. Larry Flynt

Five brass megaphones point in different directions from a small wall shelf.
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The speaker answers a judge with a crude quip: having a view is nothing special, because everyone has one. Comparing opinions to a vulgar body part while saying 'your Honor' deflates any special weight the court might give to opinions, including its own, with irreverent bluntness.

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