:23:02
...has himself described the treaty...
:23:04
...as a steppingstone toward
the ultimate freedom!
:23:09
Mr. Griffith has described Mr. Collins
as the man who won the war!
:23:19
Point of order, Mr. Chairman.
:23:21
Are we discussing the treaty or myself?
:23:23
The minister does not like what I say!
:23:25
Anything about me, say it!
:23:27
Mr. Collins, your position in the army...
:23:30
...was as chief of one subsection.
:23:36
Nobody sought notoriety except you!
:23:38
Come on, Cathal!
:23:40
One person was held up by the press...
:23:44
...and put into a position he never held.
:23:47
He was made a romantic figure...
:23:52
...a mystical character...
:23:54
...which he certainly is not!
:23:56
The person I refer to is Michael Collins!
:24:13
I would plead...
:24:16
...with every person here.
:24:19
Make me a scapegoat, if you will.
Call me a traitor, if you will.
:24:24
But please, let's save the country.
:24:28
The alternative to this treaty is a war...
:24:31
...which nobody in this gathering
can even contemplate.
:24:36
If the price of freedom...
:24:38
...the price of peace,
is blackening my name...
:24:41
...I will gladly pay it.
:24:46
Thank you.