To Protest Against Injustice Is The Foundation

Our Whole Constitutional Heritage Rebels At The Thought Of Giving Government The Power To Control Men's Minds.

The Process Of Democracy Is One Of Change. Our Laws Are Not Frozen Into Immutable Form, They Are Constantly In The Process Of Revision In Response To The Needs Of A Changing Society.

Mere Access To The Courthouse Doors Does Not By Itself Assure A Proper Functioning Of The Adversary Process.

When In Gregg V. Georgia The Supreme Court Gave Its Seal Of Approval To Capital Punishment, This Endorsement Was Premised On The Promise That Capital Punishment Would Be Administered With Fairness And Justice. Instead, The Promise Has Become A Cruel And Empty Mockery. If Not Remedied, The Scandalous State Of Our Present System Of Capital Punishment Will Cast A Pall Of Shame Over Our Society For Years To Come. We Cannot Let It Continue.

Nothing Can Be More Notorious Than The Calumnies And Invectives With Which The Wisest Measures And Most Virtuous Characters Of The United States Have Been Pursued And Traduced [by American Newspapers]