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现在,如果为了推动正义的目标,有必要让我不得不付出生命,必须把我和我的孩子们的鲜血,以及在这个奴隶制国家里,被邪恶残忍、毫无人道的法律所剥夺了权利的千百万人的血混合在一起,我说,那就这么做吧!
让我再说一句。
关于对我的审判,我没有任何的不满。
鉴于诸多情况,它已经比我所预想的宽容多了。
但我并不觉得自己是个罪人。
我一开始就阐明了自己的意图。
我从未蓄谋对抗任何人的自由,从未企图叛国,也从未煽动奴隶叛乱或举行大规模的暴动。
我从未唆使任何人这么做,相反,我总是规劝人们摈弃这些念头。
对于那些与我有关的人所做的陈述,我想说的是,听说他们中有些人说我诱使他们加入自己的行动。
可事实却恰恰相反。
我这样说并不是为了伤害他们,而是对他们的软弱感到遗憾。
他们中没有一个人不是自愿加入我的队伍中来的,而且大部分人还自己承担费用。
他们中的许多人来找我之前,我从未与他们谋面,也从未与他们说过一句话,而他们来找我,就是为了我所陈述的那个意图。
现在,我说完了。
Ihave,mayitpleasetheCourt,afewwordstosay.
IplayeverythingbutwhatIhavelongadmitted:ofadesignonmyparttofreeslaves.Iiohavemadeagofthatmatter,asIdidlastentintoMissouriaookslaveswithoutthesnappingofaguherside,movihroughthetry,andfiheminada.Idesigohavedohingagainerscale.ThatwasallIintended.Iereasoiooexciteslavestorebellion,ortomakeiion.
Ihaveaion,andthatisthatitisunjustthatIshouldsuffersualty.HadIihemannerwhichIadmit,andwhichIadmithasbeenfairlyproved—forIadmirethetruthfulnessanddreaterportionesseswhohavetestifiedinthiscase—hadIsointerferediherich,thepowerful,theiheso-calledgreat,orinbehalfofanyoftheirfrieher,mother,brother,sister,wifeor,oranyofthatdsufferedandsacrificedwhatIhaveinthisiwouldhavebeenallright.EverymaninthisCourtwouldhavedeemeditanactworthyofrewardrathertha.
ThisCourt,aowledges,too,asIsuppose,thevalidityofthelawofGod.Iseeabookkissed,whichIsupposetobetheBible,oratleastthe,whichteachesmethatallthingswhatsoeverIwouldthatmenshoulddotome,Ishoulddoevensoueachesme,further,torememberthemthatareinbondsasboundwiththeIeuptothatinstru.IsayIamyettooyouhatGodisaerofpersoohaveinterferedasIhavedone,asIhavealwaysfreelyadmittedIhavedone,inbehalfofHisdespisedpoor,Ididn,butright.Now,ifitisdeemedhatIshouldforfeitmylifeforthefurtheraheendsofjustidminglemybloodfurtherwiththebloodofmyandwiththebloodofmillionsinthisslavetrywhhtsaredisregardedbywicked,dus,Isay,letitbedone.
&mesayonewordfurther.IfeeleisfiedwiththetreatmentIhavereytrial.galltheces,ithasbeehaIfeelnoessofguilt.Ihavestatedfromthefirstwhatwasmyiion,andwhatwasnot.Ineverhadanydesignagaiyofanyperson,noranydispositiontoittreasonoriorebelormakeanygeneraliiedanymantodoso,butalwaysdiscedakind.
&mesay,alsardtothestatementsmadebysomeofthosewhowereectedwithme,IhearithasbeenstatedbysomeofthemthatIhaveiojoihetraryistrue.Idonotsaythistoiasregrettingtheirweakojoinedmeofhisownadthegreaterpartattheirownexpense.AhemIneversaw,andneverhadawordofversationwith,tillthedaytheye,andthatwasforthepurposeIhavestated.
Now,Ihavedone.
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