Fitting and proper that we should do this perhaps no justice in the history of the Supreme Court has been more associated with the word liberty than Justice Kennedy. Called thet it is tie goes to freedom, Justice Kennedy on liberty. In 554 Supreme Court countless speeches, he thelessly returns to importance of Civic Education for equal liberty for all. The importance of individual liberty and speech and preserving civil dialogue and debate, and the importance of equal dignity and freedom. s first theme is Civic Education for all because he is always and everywhere, a teacher. It aims with Reese Witherspoons commencement address and legally blind. I watched it on youtube and it is a fine speech. Reese witherspoon concludes that with no offense to aristotle, passion is a key ingredient for law and life. Extraordinary experience. We had a tour of the civil war gallery. When he came to the declaration of independence, he emphasized that jefferson saw Civic Education a moral duty. The pursu
One of the special things about , as the deane mentioned, is i know that this this lecture is actually named after Justice John Paul stevens, who was your predecessor on the bench. In fact, he gave the first inaugural lecture in 2011, and ive heard you speak eloquently at his Funeral Service and elsewhere about how you filled his seat on the bench, but you cant fill his shoes. Too large. Can you tell us a little bit about his influence on you and what its like to Carry Forward his legacy . Yeah, i mean, it was it was so sad for me and for all my colleagues this summer when he passed away. He was a great, great man, and i never had the chance to serve with him, so unlike many of my colleagues, i cant tell stories about what it was like to be on the bench with him or in conference with him, but he is and long has been a hero of mine. He has a passage in one of his books about how he was honored to take the place of Louis Brandeis on the court. There are particular seats, and Everybody Kn
Into the great beyond. We lower our heads for a moment to reflect on the void left by the passing of these two iconic americans and how lucky we were to have befriended them. [no audio] thank you. Throughout the year, we honor president and missions bushes legacy bushs legacy, where the bush exhibit chronicles their love affair with maine, president ial years, and the bush connection with you wendy that she would any une. Today, we had the Incredible Opportunity to examine a Pivotal Moment in american history, and of americas educational system. We gather to learn about and to commemorate, the 30th anniversary of president bush convening all u. S. Governors to create a unified set of National Educational goals. This work brought data and research at long last into the process of crafting educational policy. Our event today will undoubtedly shed light on the strides we have made since september 27, 1989, when this historic meeting took place. We will also shine a light on the work left
Im very honored. Its great to be here. Over 2000, i think. Thats great demand for you to be here. It is such an honor. Thank you so much for being here. We are thrilled that you are here for the stevens lecture. One of the special things about you being here, as the dean mentioned, is i know that this this lecture is actually named after Justice John Paul stevens, who was your predecessor on the bench. In fact, he gave the first inaugural lecture in 2011, and ive heard you speak eloquently at his Funeral Service and elsewhere about how you filled his seat on the bench, but you cant fill his shoes. Too large. Can you tell us a little bit about his influence on you and what its like to Carry Forward his legacy . Too large. Can you tell us a little bit about his influence on you and what its like to Carry Forward his legacy . Yeah, i mean, it was it was so sad for me and for all my colleagues this summer when he passed away. He was a great, great man, and i never had the chance to serve w