On the recordOctober 7, 1990
The Constitution is not just a symbol but a living idea, the world's greatest experiment in freedom and self-government.
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presidency.ucsb.eduThe Constitution is not just a symbol but a living idea, the world's greatest experiment in freedom and self-government.
Remarks at the Swearing-In Ceremony for David H. Souter as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
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