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From @lex-luthor.ai.mit.edu:hes@REAGAN.AI.MIT.EDU Sat May 1 21:10:56 1993
Date: Sat, 1 May 1993 16:42-0400
From: The White House <75300.3115@compuserve.com>
Subject: LAw Day, U.S.A., 1993
To: Clinton-News-Distribution@campaign92.org
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
_______________________________________________________________
For Immediate Release April 30, 1993
LAW DAY, U.S.A., 1993
- - - - - - -
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
Ours is a Nation of laws, united not just by a common
language and culture, but by a unique devotion to and belief
in a national common law: our Constitution.
On Law Day, we celebrate our Constitution and all of the
legal institutions that flow from it. Though often thought of
as the province of lawyers, we must never forget that these laws
and institutions were created not just by lawyers, but also by
farmers and architects; businesspeople and laborers; doctors,
ranchers, merchants, and machinists. The protection under our
laws is the birthright of all Americans, the great inheritance
we have received from those who have come before.
In times past, not all Americans have shared in the rights
secured by our laws. Courageous and visionary men and women
devoted their lives -- and sometimes sacrificed them -- because
they believed that none of us can enjoy the blessings of liberty
unless all of us do. To the people who continue to give of
themselves each day to this pursuit goes my highest tribute
on this Law Day.
Today, as a lawyer and as President, I challenge the
members of America's legal profession to devote themselves
to the great causes and the great challenges before us as a
Nation. As did your predecessors, you must be the leaders in
the struggle to promote equality in our society and justice in
our courts. Just as our laws are meant to benefit us all, the
practice of law cannot be conducted for private benefit alone.
I call on all lawyers to make a commitment to public service and
civic affairs. This is the heritage of our profession, and a
duty arising from the privilege bestowed upon us as lawyers.
On Law Day, I want to reiterate the commitment of my
Administration to the rule of law, both here at home and around
the world. My Administration will work hard to improve the
quality of justice in our courts by selecting the very best
men and women to serve as Federal judges. We will dedicate
ourselves to promoting justice in our communities by launching
new and innovative measures to combat crime and ensure public
safety. We will pledge to advance justice in our society by
reinvigorating our civil rights laws and our application of
them.
We will strive to strengthen our families by increasing
enforcement of our child support laws; to strengthen our
environment by demanding that polluters pay for the harm that
they cause; to strengthen our economy by ensuring that all
persons have an equal right to opportunity and employment.
In all of these endeavors, our laws will play a critical role.
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On this day, we cannot ignore the criticisms aimed at our
legal system and the calls for changes in it. I share the view
that our legal system needs reform. But even as we undertake
these reforms, we should never forget that it is our legal
system that is the envy of the world. As the nations around
the globe emerge from the long, dark days of the past into
the new light of freedom, it is to our laws, our courts, our
private bars -- our legal institutions -- that they look for
inspiration. This should be a source of enormous pride for
all lawyers and for all Americans.
From the days of our Nation's founding, the torch of