Kent Conrad: “I also want to comment on the National Teacher Appreciation Week, because I think all of us can look back in our own…”

“I also want to comment on the National Teacher Appreciation Week, because I think all of us can look back in our own backgrounds and remember what a difference teachers made in our lives. I can remember very well the teachers who made a contribution to my life, to my growing up: Mrs. Goplin, who taught American history and who really shared a great love for understanding the Constitution of the United States, always told us that this is one of the greatest documents in human history. I will never forget those words of Mrs. Goplin. She was exactly right. Our Constitution is one of the greatest documents in human history, and how lucky we are to live in a country that has constitutional guarantees of freedom for the American people and says to each and every American, you have certain rights, rights that protect you from the overreach of government, because our forefathers had known in Europe that government can become oppressive and that government can make demands on its citizenry that are not fair, that are not reasonable. We are so lucky to have these protections.”