Simpson’s Contemporary Quotations, compiled by James B. Simpson. 1988.
NUMBER:
1152
AUTHOR:
Valerian A Zorin, USSR
QUOTATION:
I am not in an American courtroom, sir, and therefore do not wish to answer a question that is put to me in the fashion in which a prosecutor puts questions. In due course, sir, you will have your reply.
ATTRIBUTION:
Comments to US Ambassador Adlai E Stevenson when challenged to deny that the USSR had offensive missiles in Cuba, 25 Oct 62
