Justice Lewis Powell Spoke For

Earlier This Week ... Scientists Announced The Completion Of A Task That Once Seemed Unimaginable; And That Is, The Deciphering Of The Entire Dna Sequence Of The Human Genetic Code. This Amazing Accomplishment Is Likely To Affect The 21st Century As Profoundly As The Invention Of The Computer Or The Splitting Of The Atom Affected The 20th Century. I Believe That The 21st Century Will Be The Century Of Life Sciences, And Nothing Makes That Point More Clearly Than This Momentous Discovery. It Will Revolutionize Medicine As We Know It Today.

I Hope For An America Where The Power Of Faith Will Always Burn Brightly, But Where No Modern Inquisition Of Any Kind Will Ever Light The Fires Of Fear, Coercion, Or Angry Division.

Were I To Make The Announcement And To Run, The Reasons I Would Run Is Because I Have A Great Belief In This Country [america]. ... There's More Natural Resources Than Any Nation In The World; The Greatest Education Population In The World; The Greatest Technology Of Any Country In The World; The Greatest Capacity For Innovation In The World; And The Greatest Political System In The World.

My Dad Said: Now Teddy, You Have To Make Up Your Mind Whether You Want To Have A Constructive And Positive Attitude And Influence On Your Time. And If You're Not Interested In A Purposeful, Useful, Constructive Life, I Just Want You To Know I Have Other Children That Are Out There That Intend To Have A Purposeful And Constructive Life. And So You Have To Make Up Your Mind About Which Direction You're Going To Go. I Remember Getting - Climbing Into Bed And Staring At The Ceiling For A Good Time, But The Night Hadn't Been Over When It Was Very Clear To Me What Kind Of Life I Wanted To Lead.

Under The Bush Administration, Openness And Accountability Have Been Replaced By Secrecy And Evasion Of Responsibility. They Abuse Their Power, Conceal Their Actions From The American People, And Refuse To Hold Officials Accountable.