Well, I think they ought to take the word 'compassion' out of the English dictionary.
Read more Gareth Peirce QuotesFrom: In the Name of the Father
Gareth Peirce: It's not the stairs that are killing your father.Gerry Conlon: Aye, what is it then?Gareth Peirce: It's your lack of faith.Gerry Conlon: Lack of faith? Faith in what?Gareth Peirce: In yourself.Gerry Conlon: No. I have faith in myself. Gerry Conlon. Lifer. 30-year sentence. And I know how to survive it, no problem.Gareth Peirce: At what price?Gerry Conlon: I'll pay the fuckin' price, don't you worry about it.Gareth Peirce: The price for what?Gerry Conlon: Aye. You're very good at the English, aren't you? You see, I don't understand your language. "Justice." "Mercy." "Clemency." I literally don't understand what those words mean. I'd like to put in an application to get all my teeth extracted. That way I could put my fist in my mouth and never speak another word of fuckin' English so long as I live. Do you see what I'm saying... Mrs. Peirce is it?Gareth Peirce: Are you trying to impress me?
I'm an innocent man. I spent 15 years in prison for something I didn't do. I watched my father die in a British prison for something he didn't do. And this government still says he's guilty. I want to tell them that until my father is proved innocent, until all the people involved in this case are proved innocent, until the guilty ones are brought to justice, I will fight on. In the name of my father and of the truth!