The Public Schools Are Supported Entirely, In

Perhaps The Bleakest Fact Of All Is That The Death Penalty Is Imposed Not Only In A Freakish And Discriminatory Manner, But Also In Some Cases Upon Defendants Who Are Actually Innocent.

With Respect To The Death Penalty, I Believe That A Majority Of The Supreme Court Will One Day Accept That When The State Punishes With Death, It Denies The Humanity And Dignity Of The Victim And Transgresses The Prohibition Against Cruel And Unusual Punishment. That Day Will Be A Great Day For Our Country, For It Will Be A Great Day For Our Constitution.

The Public Schools Are Supported Entirely, In Most Communities, By Public Funds-funds Exacted Not Only From Parents, Nor Alone From Those Who Hold Particular Religious Views, Nor Indeed From Those Who Subscribe To Any Creed At All.

If Our Free Society Is To Endure, Those Who Govern Must Recognize Human Dignity And Accept The Enforcement Of Constitutional Limitations On Their Power Conceived By The Framers . . . . Such Recognition Will Not Come From A Technical Understanding Of The Organs Of Government, Or The New Forms Of Wealth They Administer. It Requires Something Different, Something Deeper-a Personal Confrontation With The Wellsprings Of Our Society.

The Principle Inherent In The Clause That Prohibits Pointless Infliction Of Excessive Punishment When Less Severe Punishment Can Adequately Achieve The Same Purposes Invalidates The Punishment.