Ah well, I suppose it has come to this… Such is life!
KELLY, NED - on the scaffold
KELLY, NED
KELLY, NED
It is not that I fear death, I fear it as little as to drink a cup of tea.
KELLY, NED
KELLY, NED
I have outlived that care that curries public favour or dreads the public frown – let the hand of law strike me down if it will, but I ask that my story be heard and considered.
KELLY, NED
KELLY, NED
I have no intention of asking mercy for myself of any mortal man, or apologising, but I wish to give timely warning that if my people do not get justice and those innocents released from prison, I shall be forced to seek revenge of everything of the human race for the future.
KELLY, NED