Great Interests Demand Great Safeguards.

Judged By The Law Of England, I Know This Crime Entails Upon Me The Penalty Of Death; But The History Of Ireland Explains That Crime And Justifies It.

A Jury Of My Countrymen, It Is True, Have Found Me Guilty Of The Crime Of Which I Stood Indicted. For This I Entertain Not The Slightest Feeling Of Resentment Towards Them.

I Now Bid Farewell To The Country Of My Birth - Of My Passions - Of My Death; A Country Whose Misfortunes Have Invoked My Sympathies - Whose Factions I Sought To Quell - Whose Intelligence I Prompted To A Lofty Aim - Whose Freedom Has Been My Fatal Dream.

It Is Not Only Our Duty To America, But Also To Ireland. We Could Not Hope To Succeed In Our Effort To Make Ireland A Republic Without The Moral And Material Support Of The Liberty-loving Citizens Of These United States.

A Good Government May, Indeed, Redress The Grievances Of An Injured People; But A Strong People Can Alone Build Up A Great Nation.