1:56:04
l've always tried to make sense of things.
1:56:08
There must be some reason l am as l am.
1:56:14
As you can see, Madam Chairman,
l am no longer immortal.
1:56:22
You have arranged to die?
1:56:24
ln a sense, l have.
1:56:28
l am growing old
and my body is deteriorating.
1:56:34
And, like all of you,
it'll eventually cease to function.
1:56:41
As a robot l could have lived forever.
1:56:48
But l tell you all today
l would rather die a man...
1:56:53
...than live for all eternity as a machine.
1:57:01
Why do you want this?
1:57:04
To be acknowledged
for who and what l am...
1:57:10
...no more, no less...
1:57:14
...not for acclaim, not for approval...
1:57:18
...but the simple truth of that recognition.
1:57:21
This has been the elemental drive
of my existence.
1:57:25
And it must be achieved...
1:57:27
...if l am to live or die with dignity.
1:57:45
What you're asking for is...
1:57:48
...extremely complex and controversial.
1:57:52
lt will not be an easy decision.
1:57:55
l must ask for your patience...
1:57:57
...while l take the necessary time
to make a determination...