I Can No Longer Serve Justice In

The Glaring Injustice Is There For All Who Are Not Blinded By Prejudice To See.

I Can No Longer Serve Justice In The Way I Have Attempted To Do During The Past 30 Years - I Can Do It Only In The Way I Have Now Chosen.

I Wish You To Inform The Court That My Absence, Though Deliberate, Is Not Intended In Any Way To Be Disrespectful. Nor Is It Prompted By Any Fear Of The Punishment Which Might Be Inflicted On Me.

As There Is Oppression Of The Majority Such Oppression Will Be Fought With Increasing Hatred.

Whatever Labels May Be Attached To The Fifteen Charges Brought Against Me, They All Arise From My Having Been A Member Of The Communist Party And From My Activities As A Member.