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A Generation Earlier, I Think That Somebody From My Background Probably Would Not Have Felt Fully Comfortable At A College Like Princeton. But, By The Time I Graduated From High School, Things Had Changed.

I Can Still Remember The Day, As An Assistant U.s. Attorney, When I Stood Up In Court For The First Time And I Proudly Said, "my Name Is Samuel Alito And I Represent The United States In This Court." It Was A Great Honor For Me To Have The United States As My Client During All Of Those Years.

All Of My Grandparents Came To The United States From Italy During The Early Years Of The 20th Century. I Believe That My Grandparents Came Here To Take Advantage Of The Opportunities Furnished By A Growing Country With An Open Society.

My Mother Worked For More Than A Decade Before Marrying. She Went To New York City To Get A Master's Degree. And She Continued To Work As A Teacher And A Principal Until She Was Forced To Retire.both She And My Father Instilled In My Sister And Me A Deep Love Of Learning.

Private Religious Speech Can't Be Discriminated Against. It Has To Be Treated Equally With Secular Speech.