[it Is] A Historic Step Toward Eliminating

To The Contrary, The Government They Devised Was Defective From The Start, Requiring Several Amendments, A Civil War And Momentous Social Transformation To Attain The System Of Constitutional Government, And Its Respect For The Individual Freedoms And Human Rights, We Hold As Fundamental Today.

I Cannot Accept This Invitation [to Celebrate The Bicentenial Of The Constitution], For I Do Not Believe That The Meaning Of The Constitution Was Forever 'fixed' At The Philadelphia Convention... To The Contrary, The Government They Devised Was Defective From The Start. [progressive]

In Recognizing The Humanity Of Our Fellow Beings, We Pay Ourselves The Highest Tribute.

[it Is] A Historic Step Toward Eliminating The Shameful Practice Of Racial Discrimination In The Selection Of Juries.

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]