" 'Fathers, provokenotyourchildrentowrath,' theapostlewrites, 'snotforthesakeofmyclientthatIquotethesesacredwords, ? —vivosvoco! Wearenotlongonearth, 'swhatIamdoing: —allRussiahearsus! Iamnotspeakingonlyforthefathersherepresent, Icryaloudtoallfathers: 'Fathers, provokenotyourchildrentowrath.' Yes, letusfirstfulfillChrist', butenemiesofourchildren, andtheyarenotourchildren, butourenemies, andwehavemadethemourenemiesourselves.'Whatmeasureyemeteitshallbemeasureduntoyouagain'—it'snotIwhosaythat, it'stheGospelprecept, ?
", andaboxofwhichnooneknewanythingwasfoundinthecorneroftheloft, , accordingtoherownconfession, shehadkilledatthemomentoftheirbirth.
"Gentlemenofthejury, wassheamothertoherchildren? Shegavebirthtothem, indeed; butwassheamothertothem? Wouldanyoneventuretogiveherthesacrednameofmother? Letusbebold, gentlemen, letusbeaudaciouseven: it'sourdutytobesoatthismomentandnottobeafraidofcertainwordsandideasliketheMoscowwomeninOstrovsky'splay, , letusprovethattheprogressofthelastfewyearshastouchedevenus, andletussayplainly, thefatherisnotmerelyhewhobegetsthechild, buthewhobegetsitanddoeshisdutybyit.
