Gosh, I don't quite know what to say.
God , I don't know how to say
Fact is, I...
In fact, I...
I've never been a man of great conviction.
I
never saw the percentage in it.
I don't see any odds
And quite frankly...
frankly
...I suppose...I lacked the courage. See, I
'm not like Luke
Trimble. He had the market cornered on those things. His courage is extraordinary . I never met the guy, but I feel like I've gotten to know him. I haven't met him in person, but I seem to know him better
The thing is, I can't help wondering what he'd say if he were standing here right now
.
.he might tell you...
...the America represented in this room is not the America he died defending.
I think
he'd say your America is bitter and cruel and small.
He'll say your America is hateful and cruel and narrow
I know his America was big. Bigger than you can imagine!
I know his America is more inclusive than you can imagine
With a wide-open heart! Where every person has a voice!
More open-minded, everyone has a voice Even if you do n't
like what they say... If he were here, I wonder how you'd respond... If it was him, I don't know how you would react
...if you could explain to him what happened to his America.
You
are skating on the edge of contempt!
Mr. Appleton, you are flouting the committee
That's the first thing I've heard today that I agree with!
This is the first sentence I agree with today. The
5th Amendment is off the table. But there is another Amendment I'd like to invoke. But there is another Amendment I'd like to invoke . An amendment I wonder if anyone here is familiar with it. I wonder if anyone here has heard "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion . " respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting free exercise there of, or abridging freedom of speech, or of the press, or of the right to petition for a redress of grievances."
Congress must not enact laws related to religious organizations, nor prohibit freedom of religion, nor restrict freedom of speech or the press,
or restrict the right of people to peacefully assemble to appeal to the government.
The First Amendment. It's what we're about, if we'd live up to it.
The First Amendment, which is the basic principle of founding a nation, must be abided by.
It's part of the contract every citizen has here.
This is the point of all citizens' contracts with the state
Even though the Constitution and the Bill of Rights are just pieces of paper with signatures on them they're the only contracts we have that are definitely not subject to renegotiation.
These contracts, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, even if they are only signed papers, are our only contracts and cannot be changed.
Not by you, Mr. Chairman.
Not by anyone
, ever. Too many people have paid in blood. People like Luke Trimble and all the sons of Lawson, California. Like Luke Chunbai, and all the sons of Lawson, California.
And they deserve better than this.
All
you boys do
.
When you get right down to it, fell as that's all I have to say to you.
Today, I have the right to stand here and say it all.
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