quotes i liked:quoting thomas jefferson: "god forbid we should be twenty years without a rebellion. what country can preserve its liberties if the rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance?" (page 23)"we have already made it clear our dissent runs counter to more than the way which is but one instance of American power in the world. latin america is another instance, so is the near east. this trial is yet another. from those in power we have met little understanding, much silence, much scorn and punishment. we have been accused of arrogance, but what of the fantastic arrogance of our leaders? what of their crimes against the people, the poor and the powerless? still no court will try them, no jail will receive them. they live in righteousness and will die in honour. for them we have one message, for those in who manicured hands the power of the lang lies, we say to them:lead us. lead us into justice and there will be no need to break the law. let the president do what his predecessors failed to do: let him obey the rich less and the people more. let him think less of the privileged and more of the poor, less of america and more of the world. let lawmakers and judges and lawyers think less of the law, more of justice, less of legal ritual, more of human rights. to our bishops and superiors we say: learn something about the gospel and something about illegitimate power. when you do you will liquidate your investments, take a house in the slums or even join us in jail. to lawyers we say defend draft resisters, ask no fees, insist on justice, risk contempt of court, go to jail with your clients. to the prosecution we say refuse to indict opponents of the war, prefer to resign, practice in private. to federal judges we say give anti-war people suspended sentences to work for justice and peace or resign your posts. you men of power i also have a dream, federal judges, district attorneys, marshals against the war in vietnam. you men of power you have told us that your system is reformable. reform it then! and we will help with all our conviction and energy. in jail or out." (pages 29-30) ( )

Berrigan considered it a tiumph that the government said in the course of this trial that you didn't have to be insane to oppose the war. In fact, you didn't have to be insane, but you did have to be very naive, as Berrigan admitted when he saw the actual results of our withdrawal. ( )

mine is a hardback from Beacon Press, 1970