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It is true, gentlemen, I believed for years I had a mission, and when…
Quote byLouis Riel · 1844–1885
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Address to Grand Jury (1885), Variant: I believed that I had a mission, I believe that I had a mission at this very moment..
English (original)
It is true, gentlemen, I believed for years I had a mission, and when I speak of a mission you will understand me not as trying to play the role of insane before the grand jury so as to have a verdict of acquittal upon that ground. I believe that I have a mission, I believe I had a mission at this very time.
— Louis Riel
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