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the evil assumption--
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that all Negroes lie...
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all Negroes are basically
immoral beings...
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all Negro men are not
to be trusted around our women.
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An assumption that one associates
with minds oftheir calibre...
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and which is, in itself,
gentlemen, a lie.
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Which I do not need
to point out to you.
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And so...
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a quiet, humble,
respectable Negro...
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who has had
the unmitigated temerity...
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to feel sorry
for a white woman...
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has had to put his word
against two white people's.
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The defendant is not guilty...
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but somebody
in this courtroom is.
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Now, gentlemen...
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in this country...
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our courts are
the great levellers.
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In our courts...
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all men are created...
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equal.
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I'm no idealist
to believe firmly...
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in the integrity of our courts
and of our jury system.
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That's no ideal to me.
That is a living, working reality!
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I am confident that
you gentlemen will review...
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without passion...