Truth Is More Than A Mental Exercise.

Some May More Quietly Commemorate The Suffering, Struggle, And Sacrifice That Has Triumphed Over Much Of What Was Wrong With The Original Document, And Observe The Anniversary With Hopes Not Realized And Promises Not Fulfilled. I Plan To Celebrate The Bicentennial Of The Constitution As A Living Document, Including The Bill Of Rights And The Other Amendments Protecting Individual Freedoms And Human Rights.

What Is The Quality Of Your Intent?

[it Is] A Historic Step Toward Eliminating The Shameful Practice Of Racial Discrimination In The Selection Of Juries.

Today's Constitution Is A Realistic Document Of Freedom Only Because Of Several Corrective Amendments. Those Amendments Speak To A Sense Of Decency And Fairness That I And Other Blacks Cherish.

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.