Have Faith In Yourself And In The

There Is No Safety In Hiding. Like My Brothers Before Me, I Pick Up A Fallen Standard. Sustained By The Memory Of Our Priceless Years Together, I Shall Try To Carry Forward That Special Commitment To Justice, Excellence And Courage That Distinguished Their Lives.

In An Era When America Is Still Too Divided By Race And By Riches, Judge [samuel] Alito Has Not Written One Single Opinion On The Merits In Favor Of A Person Of Color Alleging Race Discrimination On The Job: In 15 Years On The Bench, Not One.

We Have To Respect That Any Nominee To The Supreme Court Would Have To Defer Any Comments On Any Matters Which Are Either Before The Court Or Very Likely To Be Before The Court.

People Of Faith Should Not Invoke The Power Of The State To Decide What Everyone Can Believe Or Think Or Read Or Do. In Such Cases, Like Abortion Or Prayer Or Prohibition Or Sexual Identity, The Proper Role Of Religion Is To Appeal To The Free Conscience Of Each Person, Not The Coercive Rule Of Secular Law.

Sometimes A Party Must Sail Against The Wind. We Cannot Heed The Call Of Those Who Say It Is Time To Furl The Sail. The Party That Tore Itself Apart Over Vietnam In The 1960s Cannot Afford To Tear Itself Apart Today Over Budget Cuts In Basic Social Programs.