The Principle Inherent In The Clause That

The Framers Knew That Liberty Is A Fragile Thing, And So Should We.

If We Are To Be As A Shining City Upon A Hill, It Will Be Because Of Our Ceaseless Pursuit Of The Constitutional Ideal Of Human Dignity.

The Framers Of The Bill Of Rights Did Not Purport To 'create' Rights. Rather, They Designed The Bill Of Rights To Prohibit Our Government From Infringing Rights And Liberties Presumed To Be Preexisting.

The Genius Of The Constitution Rests Not In Any Static Meaning It Might Have Had In A World That Is Dead And Gone, But In The Adaptability Of Its Great Principles To Cope With Current Problems And Current Needs.

After Each Perceived Security Crisis Ended, The United States Has Remorsefully Realized That The Abrogation Of Civil Liberties Was Unnecessary.