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I am, of course, aware that these remarks
will be received here with cynicism
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Cynicism, that cloak
that advertises our indifference
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and hides all human feeling
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Well, I'm here to tell you that that cynicism
which we think protects us
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in fact destroys
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Destroys love,
destroys our clients,
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and, ultimately,
destroys ourselves
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Colleagues, when our clients come to us
confused and angry and hurting
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because their flame of love
is guttering and threatens to die,
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do we seek to extinguish that flame
so that we can sift
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through the smoldering wreckage
for our paltry reward,
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or do we fan
this precious flame,
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this most precious flame,
back into loving, roaring life?
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Do we counsel fear or trust?
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Do we seek to destroy or build?
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Do we meet our clients'problems
with cynicism
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or with love?
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The choice is, of course,
each of ours
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For my part, I've made the leap of love,
and there's no going back
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Ladies and gentlemen,
this is the last time I will address you
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as the president of NOMAN...
or as a member
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I intend to devote myself
to pro bono work in East Los Angeles
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or one of those other...
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God bless you all