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said the same thing. So at his first hearing

in court, nobody stood with Paul, and he

said, “I pray God that it may not be laid to

their charge.” He didn't have any bitterness.

But I want you to think about if that were

you standing all alone in court. I know a

man back home who went to court about

12 years ago, and because of things that

people said, friends forsook him, family

forsook him. He’s been in prison now for 12

years, and knowing that he was innocent,

those who could have come and testified

for this man’s defense didn't want to get

involved. That's the kind of society that we

live in today — just don't want to get

involved because it may affect me, my job,

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