"Gentlemenofthejury, peoplelikemyclient, whoarefierce, unruly, anduncontrolledonthesurface, aresometimes, mostfrequentlyindeed, exceedinglytender-hearted, onlytheydon''tlaugh, don'tlaughatmyidea! ThetalentedprosecutorlaughedmercilesslyjustnowatmyclientforlovingSchiller—lovingthesublimeandbeautiful! , suchnatures—oh, letmespeakindefenseofsuchnatures, sooftenandsocruellymisunderstood—thesenaturesoftenthirstfortenderness, goodness, andjustice, asitwere, incontrasttothemselves, theirunruliness, theirferocity—, theyarepainfullycapableoflovingwoman, forinstance, , —sometimesverycoarse—andthatisconspicuousandisnoticed, ; but, bythesideofanobleandloftycreaturethatseeminglycoarseandroughmanseeksanewlife, seekstocorrecthimself, tobebetter, tobecomenobleandhonorable, 'sublimeandbeautiful,' howevermuchtheexpressionhasbeenridiculed.
"IsaidjustnowthatIwouldnotventuretotouchuponmyclient', butonlythescreamofafrenziedandrevengefulwoman, anditwasnotforher—oh, notforher!—toreproachhimwithtreachery, forshehasbetrayedhim! , donotbelieveher! No, myclientisnotamonster, asshecalledhim!
"TheLoverofMankindontheeveofHisCrucifixionsaid: ', sothatnotoneofthemmightbelost.' Letnotaman'ssoulbelostthroughus!
"Iaskedjustnowwhatdoes 'father' mean, andexclaimedthatitwasagreatword, , gentlemen, andIventuretocallthingsbytheirrightnames: , : onlyGodcancreatesomethingfromnothing.
