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Our Great Republic Is A Government Of Laws And Not Of Men. Here, The People Rule.

That, In Part, Is Why The Constitution's Framers Gave Justices Life Tenure ? To Enable Them To Rule Wherever The Law And The Constitution Led Them, Without Obligation Or Fear Of Political Reprisal. Former Republican President Gerald Ford Recently Paid Tribute To John Paul Stevens, His Only Appointee To The Supreme Court, Who Is Also Far More Liberal Than Republicans Expected. He Has Served His Nation Well, ... With Dignity, Intellect And Without Partisan Political Concerns.

Mr. President, Putting It Bluntly, Wouldn't We Just Be Continuing A Bloodbath That Already Exists In Cambodia If We Voted The 222 Million In Aid?

I Once Told You That I Am Not A Saint, And I Hope Never To See The Day That I Cannot Admit Having Made A Mistake. So I Will Close With Another Confession. Frequently, Along The Tortuous Road Of Recent Months From This Chamber To The Presidents House, I Protested That I Was My Own Man. Now I Realize That I Was Wrong. I Am Your Man, For It Was Your Carefully Weighed Confirmation That Changed My Occupation. The Truth Is I Am The Peoples Man, For You Acted In Their Name, And I Accepted And Began My New And Solemn Trust With A Promise To Serve All The People And Do The Best That I Can For America.

I'm A Ford, Not A Lincoln. My Addresses Will Never Be As Eloquent As Mr. Lincoln's. But I Will Do My Very Best To Equal His Brevity And His Plain Speaking.