This isn't my America, how about you?
In the year 2018 justice for all does not prevail. More so if one is a person of color, an immigrant, lives in poverty, has differing sexual orientation or holds particular religious beliefs.
To thrive and survive we all must strive to be our best selves and live lives that respect the views of others. Only in this way will America achieve the greatness we claim to possess.
Finally, I found the following excerpt from Learned Hand to be particularly poignant.
"If we are to keep our democracy, there must be one commandment: Thou shalt not ration justice."
Let's hope that someday the "supremacy of reason" and not of power will be a tenet by which we all live.
Author's Note: All italicized type in this article are quotes of Learned Hand whether directly attributed to him or not.
Below a brief video on Perry Mason actor Raymond Burr's life.
(Article changed on October 13, 2018 at 20:45)
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