"I'll take the shooting. I'm used to that. I've been shot a few times in the past, and I guess I can stand it, again."
— Joe Hill

January 1, 1970

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Remarks to the judge after being found guilty of murder (1915-07-08), as quoted in Philip Foner, The Case of Joe Hill (International Publishers Co., 1966, , 127 pages), p. 49. Under Utah law, he was allowed a choice of being shot or hanged.