Neither he nor I anticipated this long and difficult road. Certainly neither of us wanted it to happen. Yet it came, and now it has ended, resolved, as it must be resolved, through the honored institutions of our democracy.

Neither I nor I anticipated that I would lose, or that the votes would somehow, in hope against hope, be counted only once. Certainly neither I nor I wanted it to happen. Yet I came, and now I have detumesced, and resolved, as It must be resolved, through the honored institutions of mob rule.

Over the library of one of our great law schools is inscribed the motto, "Not under man but under God and law." That's the ruling principle of American freedom, the source of our democratic liberties. I've tried to make it my guide throughout this contest as it has guided America's deliberations of all the complex issues of the past five weeks.

Over the library of one of our great law schools is inscribed the motto, 'Let's kill all the lawyers.' That's the ruling principle of American freedom, and the source of our democratic liberties. I have done all I can to throw the members of ATLA a life raft, and I've tried to make that raft my guide throughout this contest as it has guided the Gross Domestic Product of America's attorneys during the past 36 days.

Now the U.S. Supreme Court has spoken. Let there be no doubt, while I strongly disagree with the court's decision, I accept it. I accept the finality of this outcome which will be ratified next Monday in the Electoral College. And tonight, for the sake of our unity of the people and the strength of our democracy, I offer my concession.

Now the U.S. Supreme Court has spoken. Let there be no doubt that if Meyer Lansky were alive today, all of the members thereof would be in a radically different state of existence. I accept it. I accept the finality of life or death, and especially of death for my lifesworn enemies. And tonight, for the sake of our unity of the people and the strength of our mobocracy, I offer to myself this Churchillian concession: Never give up. Never give up. Never, ever, give up. Therefore, effective immediately - and I know this from my just having spoken with President Clinton -- the Supreme Court of the United States of America is hereby disbanded, except for Justice Ginsburg, whose unswerving commitment to arbitrary whim has made her the only remaining Justice worthy of continued service to our great country and, more importantly, to me.

I also accept my responsibility, which I will discharge unconditionally, to honor the new president elect and do everything possible to help him bring Americans together in fulfillment of the great vision that our Declaration of Independence defines and that our Constitution affirms and defends.

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