We have talked long enough in this country about equal rights. It is time now to write the next chapter - and to write it in the books of law.

The future holds little hope for any government where the present holds no hope for the people.

Effective law enforcement and social justice must be pursued together, as the foundation of our efforts against crime.

I know - from personal experience - that abiding values and abundant visions are learned in the homes of our people.

Every citizen, regardless of his race, creed, or color, is entitled to equal justice.

The separation of church and state is a source of strength, but the conscience of our nation does not call for separation between men of state and faith in the Supreme Being.

If the purpose of lamentation be to excite pity, it is surely superfluous for age and weakness to tell their plaintive stories; for pity presupposes sympathy, and a little attention will show them, that those who do not feel pain seldom think that it is felt.