n e w s l e t t e r · au t u m n / w i n t e r 2 0 0 7
Iam very honored to accept your invitation to speak
about my father.
He would probably have said not
to, it was a long time ago, and no one would want to
hear about him.
That was his great modesty...
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n e w s l e t t e r · au t u m n / w i n t e r 2 0 0 7
Iam very honored to accept your invitation to speak
about my father.
He would probably have said not
to, it was a long time ago, and no one would want to
hear about him.
That was his great modesty and humility.
But I decided to do what I often tried as a teenager,
sometimes with success, and overrule the Chief because
so much of what he did and stood for need to be remembered, are especially relevant today, and can serve as
an example in the legal profession, government, and
public service.
As most of you know, my mother passed
away almost a year ago.
The last time I saw her was
Mother’s Day when I came for your annual Gibson dinner.
She was friends with many of you, and I would like
to speak about her as well.
My father once said: “To enjoy liberty it is sufficient that it be in one’s soul; but to defend and preserve it is a task for the mind.
” Both of those are what
his life was all about.
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