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To Have The Opportunity To Lead The Solicitor General's Office Is The Honor Of A Lifetime. As You Know, This Is An Office With A Long And Rich Tradition, Not Only Of Extraordinary Legal Skill But Also Of Extraordinary Professionalism And Integrity. That Is Due, In Large Measure, To The People Who Have Led It.

If There Is An ‘overabundance’ Of An Idea In The Absence Of Direct Governmental Action - Which There Well Might Be When Compared With Some Ideal State Of Public Debate - Then Action Disfavoring That Idea Might ‘un-skew,’ Rather Than Skew, Public Discourse.

Law Matters, Because It Keeps Us Safe, Because It Protects Our Most Fundamental Rights And Freedoms, And Because It Is The Foundation Of Our Democracy.

I've Led A School Whose Faculty And Students Examine And Discuss And Debate Every Aspect Of Our Law And Legal System. And What I've Learned Most Is That No One Has A Monopoly On Truth Or Wisdom. I've Learned That We Make Progress By Listening To Each Other, Across Every Apparent Political Or Ideological Divide.

In Our Own Times, A Coherent Socialist Movement Is Nowhere To Be Found In The United States. Americans Are More Likely To Speak Of A Golden Past Than Of A Golden Future, Of Capitalism's Glories Than Of Socialism's Greatness.