To begin with, đ€đ€đ€ this case should never đ
â have come to trial.đ The state has not produced âïž iota of medicalđevidence đ that the crimeđđ« Tom Robinson is charged with everđ« took placeâŠđ It has relied instead upon the testimony of 2ïžâŁ witnesses, whose evidence has đĄnot onlyđĄ been called into seriousđ question on âcross-examinationâ, but has been flatly contradictedđŸđ by the defendantđšđż. Now, there is circumstantialđ© evidence to indicateđ that Mayella Ewellđ was beatenđ - savagelyđđđ„, by someone who ledâ¶ïž exclusivelyâïž with his leftâđż. And Tom Robinsonđšđż now sits beforeâŹ
ïž you having taken the oathâđż with the only good handâđż he possesses⊠hisđ RIGHTđ. I have nothingâ but pityđ„đ in my heartâ€ïž for the chiefđź witnessđ for the State. She is the victimđ of cruelđ povertyđ and ignoranceđ. Butđ€ my pityđ„ does notđ« extend so far as to her putting a man's lifeđšđż at stakeđđ, which she has doneđ in an effort to get ridđš of her ownđ guiltđ. Now I say đ"guilt,âđ gentlemenđš, because it was guiltđ that motivatedđ her. She's committed no crimeđđ - she has merely brokenđ± a rigidđ and đtime-honoredđ codeđ of our societyđșđž, a codeđ so seveređ± that whoeverđ breaksđ
it is houndedđ đ¶ from our midst as unfitđ
to liveđ with. She must destroyđ
the evidenceđ of her offenseđ. But what was the evidenceđ of her offense?đ€ Tom Robinsonđšđż, a humanđ beingđ. She must putâĄïž Tom Robinsonđšđż away from herđ
. Tom Robinsonđšđż was to her a dailyđ
reminderđ of what she didđ. Now, what did she do?đ€ She tempted a Negroâđż. She was whiteâđ», and she tempted a Negroâđż. She did something that, in our societyđșđž, is unspeakableđ¶. She kissedđ a black manđšđż. Not an old uncleđŽđż, but a strongđȘđż, youngđ¶đż Negro manđšđż. No codeđ mattered to her beforeâŹ
ïž she brokeđđ it, but it came crashing downâŹïž on her afterwardsđ. The witnessesđ for the State, with the exceptionâ of the sheriffđź of đșMaycomb Countyđș have presentedđ themselves to you gentlemenđš, to this courtđŒ in the cynicalđ confidenceđ that their testimonyđŹ would not be doubtedâđ», confidentđ that you gentlemenđš would gođ alongđ with them on the assumptionđ€... the đżevilđż assumptionđż that all Negroesâđż lieđ
, all Negroesâđż are basically đżimmoralđ beings, all Negroâđż menđšđż are ânotâ to be trusted đaround our womenđđ©đ. An assumptionđ€ that one associates with mindsđ of their caliberâŹïž, and which is, in đitselfđ, gentlemenđš, a đlieđ, which I do ânotâ need to pointđ out to youđ. And so, a quietđ¶, humbleđŒ, respectableđ Negroâđż, who has had theđ unmitigatedđ TEMERITYđđđ to feel sorryđ for a white womanđ, has had to put his wordđŹ against âđ» white peopleâsđș! The defendantđšđż is notâ guiltyđ - but somebodyđ in this courtroomđŒ is. Now, gentlemenđš, inđșđž thisđșđž countryđșđžđșđžđșđž, our courtsđŒ are the greatđȘ levelersđ. In our courtsđŒ, all menđš are createdđŠ equalđ¶đżđ§đŒ. I'm no idealistđ€đ to believeđ« firmlyđđȘ in the integrityđ€ of our courtsđŒ and of our juryđ systemđ - that's noâ idealâïžđ to me. That is a livingđ, workingđ realityđ! Now I am confidentđ€ that you gentlemenđš will reviewđ, withoutđ
passionđĄ, the evidenceđ that you have heardđđ, come to a decisionđ and restoreâ»ïž this manđšđż to his familyđšâđ©âđ§âđŠ. In the name of GODđđ, do your dutyđŒ. In the name of Godđđ, believe... Tom Robinson.đąđąđąđąđąđąđąđąđąđąđą
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