After about three hours of nonstop reading, shortly after 1 a.m., he reached an emotional crescendo with his own brief speech against the war: “Arms are being severed. Metal is clashing through human bodies because of the public policy this government and all its branches continue to support.” He then broke down in tears of exhaustion and sorrow and stopped, saying he was “physically incapable of continuing any longer.”

Source: Washington Post June 27, 2021 12:33 UTC