Highlights of a compelling statement made by Defense Attorney William B. Ball in favor of the Amish: The Amish people are great achievers. They have been in the education business for the last 300 years. They're the finest natural farmers in the Western Hemisphere. To see these people in action, you would find young men who are heads of families, managers of large farms, experts in husbandry. You would find in their women, very model women, managers of households, very fine people. It's quite surprising that these people would be singled out as not having an education, singled out as denying their people an education. For 300 years these people have done superbly, and have performed very well in our society.