In 1970 I came across a document used by an English teacher in a high school in Victoria. Conscription to serve in Vietnam was in full swing and the subject of the text was a dialogue, in poetic form, between a judge and a plaintiff who wished to be excused conscription as a conscientious objector. It went for about two foolscap pages and presented almost all the arguments used by the state, requiring citizens' compliance with lawful edicts, and a thoughtfully dissenting individual.

As it was a typescript duplicated by a Gestetner I haven't a clue as to its title and the only form of words I can now recall is the repeated reply "Your Honour; that's right" that recurs, in various responses by the plaintiff to a proposition from the judge. From the tone of the language used I suspect it originated in Britain, possibly as early as WWI.

To date, searches have produced limited (but interesting) results, none of which is relevant. I would be most grateful for any assistance from Mudcatters.

Cheers, Rowan