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           Hewasshortandalittlethinfromhis"illness,"perhapshissixtyyearsshowedabitmorebuttherewasnoquestionthathehadregainedallhisformerstrength,andhadallhiswits.

           "Whatmannerofmenarewethen,ifwedonothaveourreason,"hesaid."Weareallnobetterthanbeastsinajungleifthatwerethecase.Butwehavereason,wecanreasonwitheachotherandwecanreasonwithourselves.TowhatpurposewouldIstartallthesetroublesagain,theviolenceandtheturmoil?MysonisdeadandthatisamisfortuneandImustbearit,notmaketheinnocentworldaroundmesufferwithme.AndsoIsay,Igivemyhonor,thatIwillneverseekvengeance,Iwillneverseekknowledgeofthedeedsthathavebeendoneinthepast.Iwillleaveherewithapureheart.

           "Letmesaythatwemustalwayslooktoourinterests.Weareallmenwhohaverefusedtobefools,whohaverefusedtobepuppetsdancingonastringpulledbythemenonhigh.Wehavebeenfortunatehereinthiscountry.Alreadymostofourchildrenhavefoundabetterlife.Someofyouhavesonswhoareprofessors,scientists,musicians,andyouarefortunate.Perhapsyourgrandchildrenwillbecomethenewpezzonovanti.Noneofusherewanttoseeourchildrenfollowinourfootsteps,it’stoohardalife.Theycanbeasothers,theirpositionandsecuritywonbyourcourage.IhavegrandchildrennowandIhopetheirchildrenmaysomeday,whoknows,beagovernor,aPresident,nothing’simpossiblehereinAmerica.Butwehavetoprogresswiththetimes.