The Trial of the Chicago 7 - The Importance of Courage in Adversity
Ramsey Clark:
I'm in private practice now, and if John Mitchell wants to cut me in half, he can and he will.
Tom Hayden:
You have to find some... Sir, you have to find some courage now.
Ramsey Clark:
Find some courage? Yeah.
Tom Hayden:
Yes. You have to find some courage, and...
Leonard Weinglass: [silencing him]
Tom.
Ramsey Clark: [points at Kelly and Ackerman]
That's what those two men came to tell me, that if John Mitchell wants to cut me in half, he can and he will. So I wanted them in the room when I said When do you want me in court?
Howard Ackerman: [standing in surprise]
Mr. Clark?
William Kunstler:
I'm sorry?
Ramsey Clark:
Swear me in, Bill.
Howard Ackerman:
It is against the law for you to testify, Ramsey. It is as simple as that.
Ramsey Clark: [turns to Hayden]
It's General Clark. And arrest me or shut the fuck up. Found some.
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