Life's Been Good (concluded)

I have, may it please the court, a few words to say. In the first place, I deny everything but what I have all along admitted, -- the design on my part to free slaves. I intended certainly to have made a clean thing of that matter, as I did last winter, when I went into Missouri and took slaves without the snapping of a gun on either side, moved them through the country, and finally left them in Canada. I designed to do the same thing again, on a larger scale. That was all I intended. I never did intend murder, or treason, or the destruction of property, or to excite or incite slaves to rebellion, or to make insurrection.

I have another objection; and that is, it is unjust that I should suffer such a penalty. Had I interfered in the manner which I admit, and which I admit has been fairly proved (for I admire the truthfulness and candor of the greater portion of the witnesses who have testified in this case), -- had I so interfered in behalf of the rich, the powerful, the intelligent, the so-called great, or in behalf of any of their friends -- either father, mother, sister, wife, or children, or any of that class -- and suffered and sacrificed what I have in this interference, it would have been all right; and every man in this court would have deemed it an act worthy of reward rather than punishment.

The court acknowledges, as I suppose, the validity of the law of God. I see a book kissed here which I suppose to be the Bible, or at least the New Testament. That teaches me that all things whatsoever I would that men should do to me, I should do even so to them. It teaches me further to "remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them." I endeavored to act up to that instruction. I say, I am too young to understand that God is any respecter of persons. I believe that to have interfered as I have done -- as I have always freely admitted I have done -- in behalf of His despised poor, was not wrong, but right. Now if it is deemed necessary that I should forfeit my life for the furtherance of the ends of justice, and mingle my blood further with the blood of my children and with the blood of millions in this slave country whose rights are disregarded by wicked, cruel, and unjust enactments. -- I submit; so let it be done.

Life's Been Good IIAny amicable person who does not already have a premium membership, who posts on this thread after I post Joe Walsh's Life's Been Good video, will be entered into a drawing to win a minimum one-month gold membership for themself. You will get the membership if you win.

Ok

I am also in

I am in again

J'adoube: Les Paul with Lou Pallo and Gary Mazzaroppi wish Joe Walsh a Happy Birthday...

How about gifting membership havers 100 bucks instead?

Some people in the contest can afford to buy their own membership. Since money is fungible, my gift can be used to buy something else. $100 would be beyond my means.

This thread is going to have a triple diamond membership grand finale in April. Every contestant on the thread will be eligible to win including the winners. You will be given as many chances to win as the number of drawings you have been in.

Also I want to introduce an element of merit to the drawings. If their rating places them between 81% and 90% on Chess Dot Com's rating curve, winners will get a platinum one-month membership. If you are between 91% and 100% on CDC's ratings curve you will win a one- month diamond membership. I will consider your best rating out of blitz, rapid and daily of twenty-five games or more.

When do you post the video?

After the last drawing up till nine drawings.

Cool, thanks

A very bold statement

I think