We Must Dissent From The Fear.

Truth Is More Than A Mental Exercise.

Equal Means Getting The Same Thing, At The Same Time And In The Same Place.

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 Measure Of A Country's Greatness Is Its Ability To Retain Compassion In Time Of Crisis.

Patriotic Feelings Will Surely Swell, Prompting Proud Proclamations Of The Wisdom, Foresight, And Sense Of Justice Shared By The Framers And Reflected In A Written Document Now Yellowed With Age . . . [f]or Many Americans The Bicentennial Celebration Will Be Little More Than A Blind Pilgrimage To The Shrine Of The Original Document Now Stored In A Vault In The National Archives. [progressive]