When your conscience says law is immoral, don't follow it.

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My religion centers in different areas than what's considered conventional religion.

My religion centers in different areas than what's considered conventional religion.

Five to six thousand people die every year waiting for organs, but nobody cares.

Five to six thousand people die every year waiting for organs, but nobody cares.

My intent was to carry out my duty as a doctor, to end their suffering....

My intent was to carry out my duty as a doctor, to end their suffering....

The patient decides when it's best to go.

The patient decides when it's best to go.

Maybe I won't stay out of prison. Who knows?

Maybe I won't stay out of prison. Who knows?

Look at the forces against me. They don't want me out. They're afraid I'll cause...

Look at the forces against me. They don't want me out. They're afraid I'll cause...

This is not a trial. This is a lynching. There is no law.

This is not a trial. This is a lynching. There is no law.

What looks like enjoyment is the sneer of contempt. That's not a smile.

What looks like enjoyment is the sneer of contempt. That's not a smile.

Listen, when you take my liberty away, you've taken away more-something more precious than life....

Listen, when you take my liberty away, you've taken away more-something more precious than life....

The Supreme Court of the United States... has validated the Nazi method of execution in......

The Supreme Court of the United States... has validated the Nazi method of execution in......

There's no doubt I expect to die in prison.

There's no doubt I expect to die in prison.

I'd find it demeaning to be cleaning toilets.

I'd find it demeaning to be cleaning toilets.

Among doctors in general, I think more than half support what I'm doing.

Among doctors in general, I think more than half support what I'm doing.

Not one has shown an iota of fear of death. They want to end this...

Not one has shown an iota of fear of death. They want to end this...

Let's hope you feel better now.

Let's hope you feel better now.

First of all, do any of you here think it's a crime to help a...

First of all, do any of you here think it's a crime to help a...

You're basing your laws and your whole outlook on natural life on mythology. It won't...

You're basing your laws and your whole outlook on natural life on mythology. It won't...

When history looks back, it will prove what I'll die knowing.

When history looks back, it will prove what I'll die knowing.

In their (women) quest for rights they have naturally placed emphasis on their wrongs rather...

In their (women) quest for rights they have naturally placed emphasis on their wrongs rather...

The dramatic modernization of the Asian economies ranks alongside the Renaissance and the Industrial Revolution...

The dramatic modernization of the Asian economies ranks alongside the Renaissance and the Industrial Revolution...