While it is true that the text of the instrument has suffered almost as little change as the Nicene Creed, yet it would be manifest error to suggest that in its development by practical application the Constitution has not undergone great changes.
Beck reflects on the enduring nature of the Constitution despite its practical evolution over time.
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If it ceases to be of the spirit of the people, then the yellow parchment whereon it is inscribed can avail nothing.
It must champion the human soul in its God-given right to exercise freely the faculties of mind and body.
Of this spirit one of the noblest expressions is the Constitution of the United States.
The tendency of group morality to standardize man--and thus reduce all men to the dead level of an average mediocrity--is one that the law should combat.
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