I’ve studied the Constitution as a student, I’ve taught it as a teacher, I’ve been bound by it as a lawyer and a legislator. I took an oath to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution as Commander-in-Chief, and as a citizen, I know that we must never, ever, turn our back on its enduring principles for expedience sake.
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I make this claim not simply as a matter of idealism. We uphold our values not only because doing so is right, but because it strengthens our country and it keeps us safe. Time and again, our values have been our best national security asset — in war and peace; in times of ease and in eras of upheaval.
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Fidelity to our values is the reason why the United States of America grew from a small string of colonies to the strongest nation in the world.
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The cartoon of the little kid watching Obama getting sworn in is by Barry Britt on Frank Rich’s blog at the NYT.
– – The flowers are by Raphael Wünsch.
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