Great Interests Demand Great Safeguards.

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.

The Treason Of Which I Stand Convicted Loses All Its Guilt, Has Been Sanctified As A Duty, And Will Be Ennobled As A Sacrifice.

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.

Great Interests Demand Great Safeguards.

The Dependence Of One People Upon Another, Even For The Benefits Of Legislation, Is The Deepest Source Of National Weakness.