I Get Up Very Early In The

Although My Doctors Informed Me That I Suffered A Cerebral Concussion, As Well As Shock, I Do Not Seek To Escape Responsibility For My Actions By Placing The Blame Either On The Physical And Emotional Trauma Brought On By The Accident, Or On Anyone Else. I Regard As Indefensible The Fact That I Did Not Report The Accident To The Police Immediately.

Integrity Is The Lifeblood Of Democracy. Deceit Is A Poison In Its Veins.

Individual Faults And Frailties Are No Excuse To Give In - And No Exemption From The Common Obligation To Give Of Ourselves.

As We Have Seen From Justice Sandra Day O'connor's Example, Even One Justice Can Profoundly Alter The Meaning Of Those Words For Our Citizens. Even One Justice Can Deeply Affect The Rights And Liberties Of The American People.

I Hope For An America Where We Can All Contend Freely And Vigorously, But Where We Will Treasure And Guard Those Standards Of Civility Which Alone Make This Nation Safe For Both Democracy And Diversity.