Sigh. Poor Lord Black
He has his stable of reasons for the many opportunities he took as a high-flying businessman, and all of them look reasonable and perfectly valid to him. Somehow, as luck would have it others thought otherwise, and unfortunately those "others" are society's watchdogs, sniffing out corporate and business misadventures verging and quite often crossing the line on licit practise.
For which suspicions the great news magnate and scintillating social magnet was hauled before a court of justice and given the opportunity - through the intervention of high-priced lawyers - to explain himself and most particularly the reason why his sharp business practises were just that - and not illegally rapacious economic crimes punishable by prison time and considerable fines.
In the end, found guilty as charged with respect to a handful of the charges launched against his regal self. Which, however, changes nothing for Conrad Black, staunchly upholding his personal virtues, verities and impeccable sense of ethics - all contributing to his truth that he did nothing wrong; let's make that illegal.
The man faults to a tee the "prolonged effort to impoverish me and imprison me for life", as the malevolently wicked machinations of a twisted system of justice. "I still hope for a complete acquittal" he avows, with his usual air of confident superiority. He may even forgive them for the evil done him, on the basis that they knew not whom they did in.
"After the opening assault that I had pillaged the company for hundreds of millions of dollars, and the prolonged effort to impoverish me and imprison me for life, I feel I have steadily gained ground, and have an excellent basis for appeal", saith he. The contention he mouthed sounds quite in character, actually, based on previous acquisition-loot-and-sack scenarios.
"Being a historian, I am fairly familiar with the ups and downs of peoples' careers and may be able to assimilate a cataract of horrors better than some people." Humble is the man to the nth degree.
For which suspicions the great news magnate and scintillating social magnet was hauled before a court of justice and given the opportunity - through the intervention of high-priced lawyers - to explain himself and most particularly the reason why his sharp business practises were just that - and not illegally rapacious economic crimes punishable by prison time and considerable fines.
In the end, found guilty as charged with respect to a handful of the charges launched against his regal self. Which, however, changes nothing for Conrad Black, staunchly upholding his personal virtues, verities and impeccable sense of ethics - all contributing to his truth that he did nothing wrong; let's make that illegal.
The man faults to a tee the "prolonged effort to impoverish me and imprison me for life", as the malevolently wicked machinations of a twisted system of justice. "I still hope for a complete acquittal" he avows, with his usual air of confident superiority. He may even forgive them for the evil done him, on the basis that they knew not whom they did in.
"After the opening assault that I had pillaged the company for hundreds of millions of dollars, and the prolonged effort to impoverish me and imprison me for life, I feel I have steadily gained ground, and have an excellent basis for appeal", saith he. The contention he mouthed sounds quite in character, actually, based on previous acquisition-loot-and-sack scenarios.
"Being a historian, I am fairly familiar with the ups and downs of peoples' careers and may be able to assimilate a cataract of horrors better than some people." Humble is the man to the nth degree.
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