If my lips teach the public that men are made mad by bad treatment, and if the police are taught that they may exasperate to madness men they persecute and ill treat, my life will not be entirely thrown away.
Ned KellyI have outlived that care that curries public favour or dreads the public frownโฆlet the hand of law strike me down if it will, but I ask that my story be heard and considered.
Ned KellyI do not pretend that I have led a blameless life, or that one fault justifies another, but the public in judging a case like mine should remember that the darkest life may have a bright side...
Ned Kelly