The Speech

I stood at the lectern, looking down at the notes on them, and the speech written upon the notes.

All I had to do was read the speech, and I'd get the power I'd wanted all my life. Sure, I'd have to give up my morals, my self-respect, everything that I had wanted to do, wanted to be, just to get the power.

Of course, that was not a fair trade off. I shouldn't have to sacrifice that just to get the power I so desired.

And that's true. I shouldn't have to do that.

I read the speech anyway.