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89 SEP 20 P8: 36
September 20, 1989
Draft Three (B:RED)
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CATHOLIC LAWYERS' GUILD LUNCHEON
PARK PLAZA HOTEL
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1989
[ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
For those of you in the back of the room, I'll try to speak
up. [[PAUSE]] Cardinal Law warned me that the agnostics in this
room are very bad.
We've enjoyed visits by the Cardinal to both Kennebunkport
and the White House in recent months, and we were happy to accept
when he conveyed your kind invitation to lunch. I told my staff
to set it up for any Saturday this fall -- so long as Holy Cross
wasn't playing B.C. [[BOSTON COLLEGE] [[PAUSE]]
One aide noticed that "Red, Mass." was on the trip schedule.
He pulled out a map and asked: "Is that anywhere near Boston?"
[[PAUSE] ]
This is quite a gathering. I hear Arthur Miller [HARVARD
LAW SCHOOL'S TV LAWYER] ] told one TV show that there hasn't been
so much legal talent assembled in one room in Boston since the
time he played solitaire. [[PAUSE]]
We're pleased Governor Sununu is here with us today. Like
many young Catholics, as a boy John dreamed of one day becoming
Pope. It was only after having eight kids that we got him to
settle for Chief of Staff. [[PAUSE]]
61 : Id 12 dES 68
2
Today marks the first day of autumn. It is a season of
change, a season of harvest, a season of hope. And it is with
great respect and reverence that I come to you this day, the day
of the Red Mass, a stirring and deeply spiritual tradition.
Today and tomorrow, men and women of the bar will join in
solemn prayer, across America and around the world, gathering
wherever civilization has been graced with the twin blessings of
rule of law and faith in God.
The ancient roots of the Red Mass are so intertwined with
the earliest days of the law that its precise origins are, quite
literally, lost in time.
Some say this beautiful and inspiring ritual was first
observed in 13th century Rome. Others say it began in King
Edward's London, beneath the gothic arches of the Inns of Court.
Still others support the theory that it began in Paris.
Wherever the Red Mass was first observed, we can be sure of
one thing. A tradition that spans seven centuries was started
when one man with an idea -- one lawyer, or one priest -- stepped
forward to act with conviction.
The Red Mass is a celebration and a renewal, a reminder to
every lawyer and judge -- Catholic or Jew, Protestant or Moslem
-- that yours is a profession dedicated not merely to practical
results or material progress, but to a higher duty, and to the
public good.
Many years ago, one of my predecessors, a man trained and
accomplished in the same profession as yourselves, found himself
3
facing a crisis of conviction. Many Americans had come to doubt
the very foundations upon which this nation was laid.
It was widely suggested that the early success of the United
States was an accident of natural wealth. People said that the
sophisticated problems of modern times required a re-thinking of
the democratic institutions of our nation's youth.
The President saw himself saddled with a troubling question:
"Do the founders of our nation have anything to say to the
present day -- or is it necessary to start over on a new basis?"
The man was Thomas Jefferson. The occasion, his inaugural
address. And the response he made to that crisis is as forceful
today as it was in his own age.
For Jefferson understood that the essence of America lies
not in shared real estate -- but in shared values. Not in a
common ancestry -- but in a common vision.
Jefferson spoke of the rights and responsibilities of free
citizens. "Every difference of opinion," he warned, "is not a
difference of principle."
And he singled out one such unyielding principle as
fundamental to our continued life as a nation -- "equal and exact
justice to all men, of whatever state or persuasion, religious or
political."
The challenge that Thomas Jefferson delivered to his fellow
citizens, I deliver to you this afternoon.
I challenge you, as Catholic lawyers, not to give in to the
dismay of those today who, in error or alarm, have wandered from
how 4 rekidle bout foster you and what can it hase lost. it ge
the basic convictions to which our nation is pledged. I
challenge you to recover and rekindle a love of justice.
American justice. A justice that knows no boundaries of race,
sex, income, or age. [[PAUSE]]
We're all born with certain talents and abilities, and part
of growing up Catholic in America is being reminded of each
person's obligation to use the gifts that God gave them.
Perhaps some of you saw this amazing Notre Dame sophomore
last Saturday -- Raghib "Rocket" Ismail. Not once but twice he
returned kickoffs for record-breaking touchdowns -- the best use
of speed since Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier.
Well, as lawyers, as advocates, part of your task is to use
your talents -- to speak for those unable to speak for
themselves.
I challenge you to re-articulate those principles that are
deeper than our differences. Give voice to voiceless America.
Give voice to the American consensus: those principles of equal
and exact justice, and that vision of free and responsible
citizenship, that formsour common heritage.
Now, we may be preaching to the converted. None of the
judges I've spoken to ever complained of difficulty in getting a
group of Boston lawyers to speak their minds. [[PAUSE] ]
And it's clear you appreciate the power of communication.
We've heard about the arch-diocese's new T.V. recruiting ads.
in
[[PAUSE] ] It was Cardinal Law who said:
Saint Paul would be on Madison Avenue. "
[[PAUSE] "If he were ] here me today gp there American a democrace Theou
1 n This of speak THE THE less sterrans " or x
5
Still, everyone here is uniquely suited for the task. By
virtue of your profession and your faith, you are alive to the
fact that -- if we are indeed "one nation, under God" -- then our
responsibilities do not end with simply obeying the law. We must
actively work to extend peace, liberty and safety to all our
fellow citizens.
As Saint Augustine said: "While law makes us obedient to
justice, God makes us agents of justice, doers of justice,
creators of justice."
I challenge you, as men and women of faith, to give voice to
this justice. Do it proudly, with the courage of conviction.
And carry justice to all our citizens -- especially to those who
know it least.
We must devote special attention to the problems of those on
the margins, those lacking adequate food or shelter, those
addicted or mentally ill, those whose neighborhoods have been
decimated by crime.
We must remember the unremembered. Protect the unprotected.
a
And stand up for those who live in this world of pain: The
hungry and the homeless, the haunted and the hurting.
It's not enough to give them justice. We must also give
them hope.
Part of this effort belongs in the courtroom, where
prosecutors and judges fight to protect the innocent, and where
private attorneys perform untold good through pro bono efforts.
6
But to succeed, this effort can't end with the working day.
The grassroots campaign we've called "A Thousand Points of Light"
must reach out to America's hurting where they are, in the
classroom as well as the courtroom, and in church basements,
street corners and lonely apartments. The bottom line is this:
From now on in America, any definition of a successful life must
include service to others.
This room is rich with shining examples of good men and
women who have devoted their lives to service -- in private, in
public, and in the pulpit. And it does inspire.
We hear of one public-spirited volunteer who has this
This
will
recurring nightmare. He is standing in line before the gates of
mover well
Heaven, just a few persons behind the Pope. Up ahead, St. Peter
is slowly shaking his head, and says to the Holy Father: "Now if
fidel
only you had performed just a few more good deeds " [[PAUSE]]
In all these volunteer efforts, there must be priorities. I
am especially concerned that we protect the most defenseless
among us, our children. We urge you today to speak out on behalf
of our kids. Not as the agenda of yet another special interest
group, but as part of our American birthright.
Finally, with particular concern, we challenge you to even
greater efforts toward the protection of human life at its most
fragile, life in the womb. [[PAUSE]] Use your talents, your
energy, and your professional resources to reaffirm the right to
life as the most fundamental freedom.
Your contribution to this cause in recent years has been
7
very great indeed. Progress has been made, but it is clear that
there is much more work to be done.
The Jeffersonian vision of justice -- of peace, liberty and
safety for all -- has permeated our American understanding of
rights, of responsibilities, of life itself. It is evident in
one of our symbols, the American flag, but I want to look at
something more ordinary than the flag -- a single dime. [[It is
more easily carried than a flag, although as many of your
profession know particularly well, it is not as flammable. ]]
There are three emblems on the back of a dime. An olive
branch, a torch, and the limb of an oak.
The olive branch symbolizes our longing for peace, our
willingness to live by righteousness, not simply by military
might. Next to the olive branch is a torch, the lamp of liberty.
And beside the torch lies the oak, the symbol of safety, of
security, and of the strength which guarantees them.
Finally, in the midst of the three reads the motto, "E
Pluribus Unum." "From the many, one." We are a diverse people,
with many backgrounds, many challenges, and many hopes.
I call upon you today, the Guild of Catholic Lawyers, to
give voice to the consensus, the oneness of values which lives
beneath the diversity. I call upon you, as agents and creators
of justice, to help us bring about the peace, liberty and safety
we seek for every human being.
God bless you, and God bless the United States. Thank you.
# # #
(Grant/McNally/Martin)
September 20, 1989
Draft Three (B:RED)
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CATHOLIC LAWYERS. GUILD LUNCHEON
P8: 36
PARK PLAZA HOTEL
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1989
[[ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ]]
For those of you in the back of the room, I'll try to speak
up. [[PAUSE]] Cardinal Law warned me that the agnostics in this
(1) not that funny
room are very bad.
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We've enjoyed visits by the Cardinal to both Kennebunkport
and the White House in recent months, and we were happy to accept
when he conveyed your kind invitation to lunch. I told my staff
to set it up for any Saturday this fall -- so long as Holy Cross
wasn't playing B.C. [BOSTON COLLEGE] [[PAUSE]]
One aide noticed that "Red, Mass." was on the trip schedule.
He pulled out a map and asked: "Is that anywhere near Boston?"
[[PAUSE]]
This is quite a gathering. I hear Arthur Miller [HARVARD
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LAW SCHOOL'S TV LAWYER] told one TV show that there hasn't been
so much legal talent assembled in one room in Boston since the
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We're pleased Governor Sununu is here with us today. Like
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settle for Chief of Staff. [[PAUSE]]
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2
Today marks the first day of autumn. It is a season of
change, a season of harvest, a season of hope. And it is with
great respect and reverence that I come to you this day, the day
of the Red Mass, a stirring and deeply spiritual tradition.
Today and tomorrow, men and women of the bar will join in
solemn prayer, across America and around the world, gathering
wherever civilization has been graced with the twin blessings of
rule of law and faith in God.
The ancient roots of the Red Mass are so intertwined with
the earliest days of the law that its precise origins are, quite
literally, lost in time.
Some say this beautiful and inspiring ritual was first
observed in 13th century Rome. Others say it began in King
Edward's London, beneath the gothic arches of the Inns of Court.
Still others support the theory that it began in Paris.
Wherever the Red Mass was first observed, we can be sure of
one thing. A tradition that spans seven centuries was started
when one man with an idea -- one lawyer, or one priest -- stepped
forward to act with conviction.
The Red Mass is a celebration and a renewal, a reminder to
every lawyer and judge. -- Catholic or Jew, Protestant or Moslem
-- that yours is a profession dedicated not merely to practical
results or material progress, but to a higher duty, and to the
public good.
Many years ago, one of my predecessors, a man trained and
accomplished in the same profession as yourselves, found himself
3
facing a crisis of conviction. Many Americans had come to doubt
the very foundations upon which this nation was laid.
It was widely suggested that the early success of the United
States was an accident of natural wealth. People said that the
sophisticated problems of modern times required a re-thinking of
the democratic institutions of our nation's youth.
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The President saw himself saddled with a troubling question:
"Do the founders of our nation have anything to say to the
present day -- or is it necessary to start over on a new basis?"
The man was Thomas Jefferson. The occasion, his inaugural
address. And the response he made to that crisis is as forceful
today as it was in his own age.
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For Jefferson understood that the essence of America lies
not in shared real estate -- but in shared values. Not in a
common ancestry -- but in a common vision.
Jefferson spoke of the rights and responsibilities of free
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the basic convictions to which our nation is pledged. I
challenge you to recover and rekindle a love of justice.
American justice. A justice that knows no boundaries of race,
sex, income, or age. [[PAUSE]]
We're all born with certain talents and abilities, and part
of growing up Catholic in America is being reminded of each
person's obligation to use the gifts that God gave them.
Perhaps some of you saw this amazing Notre Dame sophomore
last Saturday -- Raghib "Rocket" Ismail. Not once but twice he
returned kickoffs for record-breaking touchdowns -- the best use
of speed since Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier.
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Well, as lawyers, as advocates, part of your task is to use
your talents -- to speak for those unable to speak for
themselves.
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I challenge you to re-articulate those principles that are
deeper than our differences. Give voice to voiceless America.
Give voice to the American consensus: those principles of equal
and exact justice, and that vision of free and responsible
citizenship that form our common heritage.
Now, we may be preaching to the converted. None of the
judges I've spoken to ever complained of difficulty in getting a
group of Boston lawyers to speak their minds. [[PAUSE]]
And it's clear you appreciate the power of communication.
We've heard about the archediocese's new T.V. recruiting ads.
[[PAUSE]] It was Cardinal Law who said: "If he were here today,
Saint Paul would be on Madison Avenue." [[PAUSE]]
5
Still, everyone here is uniquely suited for the task. By
virtue of your profession and your faith, you are alive to the
fact that -- if we are indeed "one nation, under God" -- then our
responsibilities do not end with simply obeying the law. We must
actively work to extend peace, liberty and safety to all our
fellow citizens.
As Saint Augustine said: "While law makes us obedient to
justice, God. makes us agents of justice, doers of justice,
creators of justice."
I challenge you, as men and women of faith, to give voice to
this justice. Do it proudly, with the courage of conviction.
And carry justice to all our citizens -- especially to those who
know it least.
We must devote special attention to the problems of those on
the margins, those lacking adequate food or shelter, those
addicted or mentally ill, those whose neighborhoods have been
decimated by crime.
We must remember the unremembered. Protect the unprotected.
And stand up for those who live in this world of pain: The
hungry and the homeless, the haunted and the hurting.
It's not enough to give them justice. We must also give
them hope.
Part of this effort belongs in the courtroom, where
prosecutors and judges fight to protect the innocent, and where
private attorneys perform untold good through pro bono efforts.
7
very great indeed. Progress has been made, but it is clear that
there is much more work to be done.
The Jeffersonian vision of justice -- of peace, liberty and
safety for all -- has permeated our American understanding of
rights, of responsibilities, of life itself. It is evident in
one of our symbols, the American flag, but I want to look at
something more ordinary than the flag -- a single dime. [[It is
more easily carried than a flag, although as many of your
frialite
the
profession know particularly well, it is not as flammable. ]]
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There are three emblems on the back of a dime. An olive
branch, a torch, and the limb of an oak.
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willingness to live by righteousness, not simply by military
might. Next to the olive branch is a torch, the lamp of liberty.
And beside the torch lies the oak, the symbol of safety, of
security, and of the strength which guarantees them.
Finally, in the midst of the three reads the motto, "E
Pluribus Unum." "From the many, one." We are a diverse people,
with many backgrounds, many challenges, and many hopes.
I call upon you today, the Guild of Catholic Lawyers, to
give voice to the consensus, the oneness of values which lives
beneath the diversity. I call upon you, as agents and creators
of justice, to help us bring about the peace, liberty and safety
we seek for every human being.
God bless you, and God bless the United States. Thank you.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 21, 1989
MEMORANDUM FOR CHRISS WINSTON
FROM:
ROGER B. PORTER
RBP
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks: Catholic Lawyers' Guild
Luncheon
The remarks are well written and should go over well with
this group.
We have one suggested recommendation. It is not clear
who is being referred to as "the innocent" in the last
paragraph on page five. Do we mean the victim of the accused
or the accused who is in fact innocent. On first read this
was confusing.
If you have any questions or if I can help in any other
way, please let me know.
Attachment
Incoming staffing memo
C: James W. Cicconi
05 : 110 12 PEP 68
Document No. 074450
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
09/20/89
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
11:00 a.m. Thursday 09/21
SUBJECT:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CATHOLIC LAWYERS' GUILD LUNCHEON
(09/20 draft three)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
STUDDERT
BATES
UNTERMEYER
BREEDEN
ROGERS
CARD
PINKERTON
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PETERSMEYER
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide any comments/recommendations directly to Chriss
Winston by 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, 09/21, with a copy to my
office. Thanks.
RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Grant/McNally/Martin)
September 20, 1989
Draft Three (B:RED)
P20. P8: 36
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CATHOLIC LAWYERS' GUILD LUNCHEON
PARK PLAZA HOTEL
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1989
[[ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS]
For those of you in the back of the room, I'll try to speak
up. [[PAUSE]] Cardinal Law warned me that the agnostics in this
room are very bad.
We've enjoyed visits by the Cardinal to both Kennebunkport
and the White House in recent months, and we were happy to accept
when he conveyed your kind invitation to lunch. I told my staff
to set it up for any Saturday this fall -- so long as Holy Cross
wasn't playing B.C. [[BOSTON COLLEGE] [[PAUSE]]
One aide noticed that "Red, Mass. " was on the trip schedule.
He pulled out a map and asked: "Is that anywhere near Boston?"
[[PAUSE]]
This is quite a gathering. I hear Arthur Miller [[HARVARD
LAW SCHOOL'S TV LAWYER]] told one TV show that there hasn't been
so much legal talent assembled in one room in Boston since the
time he played solitaire. [[PAUSE]]
We're pleased Governor Sununu is here with us today. Like
many young Catholics, as a boy John dreamed of one day becoming
Pope. It was only after having eight kids that we got him to
settle for Chief of Staff. [[PAUSE]]
2
Today marks the first day of autumn. It is a season of
change, a season of harvest, a season of hope. And it is with
great respect and reverence that I come to you this day, the day
of the Red Mass, a stirring and deeply spiritual tradition.
Today and tomorrow, men and women of the bar will join in
solemn prayer, across America and around the world, gathering
wherever civilization has been graced with the twin blessings of
rule of law and faith in God.
The ancient roots of the Red Mass are so intertwined with
the earliest days of the law that its precise origins are, quite
literally, lost in time.
Some say this beautiful and inspiring ritual was first
observed in 13th century Rome. Others say it began in King
Edward's London, beneath the gothic arches of the Inns of Court.
Still others support the theory that it began in Paris.
Wherever the Red Mass was first observed, we can be sure of
one thing. A tradition that spans seven centuries was started
when one man with an idea -- one lawyer, or one priest -- stepped
forward to act with conviction.
The Red Mass is a celebration and a renewal, a reminder to
every lawyer and judge -- Catholic or Jew, Protestant or Moslem
-- that yours is a profession dedicated not merely to practical
results or material progress, but to a higher duty, and to the
public good.
Many years ago, one of my predecessors, a man trained and
accomplished in the same profession as yourselves, found himself
3
facing a crisis of conviction. Many Americans had come to doubt
the very foundations upon which this nation was laid.
It was widely suggested that the early success of the United
States was an accident of natural wealth. People said that the
sophisticated problems of modern times required a re-thinking of
the democratic institutions of our nation's youth.
The President saw himself saddled with a troubling question:
"Do the founders of our nation have anything to say to the
present day -- or is it necessary to start over on a new basis?"
The man was Thomas Jefferson. The occasion, his inaugural
address. And the response he made to that crisis is as forceful
today as it was in his own age.
For Jefferson understood that the essence of America lies
not in shared real estate -- but in shared values. Not in a
common ancestry -- but in a common vision.
Jefferson spoke of the rights and responsibilities of free
citizens. "Every difference of opinion," he warned, "is not a
difference of principle."
And he singled out one such unyielding principle as
fundamental to our continued life as a nation -- "equal and exact
justice to all men, of whatever state or persuasion, religious or
political."
The challenge that Thomas Jefferson delivered to his fellow
citizens, I deliver to you this afternoon.
I challenge you, as Catholic lawyers, not to give in to the
dismay of those today who, in error or alarm, have wandered from
4
the basic convictions to which our nation is pledged. I
challenge you to recover and rekindle a love of justice.
American justice. A justice that knows no boundaries of race,
sex, income, or age. [[PAUSE]]
We're all born with certain talents and abilities, and part
of growing up Catholic in America is being reminded of each
person's obligation to use the gifts that God gave them.
Perhaps some of you saw this amazing Notre Dame sophomore
last Saturday -- Raghib "Rocket" Ismail. Not once but twice he
returned kickoffs for record-breaking touchdowns -- the best use
of speed since Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier.
Well, as lawyers, as advocates, part of your task is to use
your talents -- to speak for those unable to speak for
themselves.
I challenge you to re-articulate those principles that are
deeper than our differences. Give voice to voiceless America.
Give voice to the American consensus: those principles of equal
and exact justice, and that vision of free and responsible
citizenship, that form our common heritage.
Now, we may be preaching to the converted. None of the
judges I've spoken to ever, complained of difficulty in getting a
group of Boston lawyers to speak their minds. [[PAUSE]]
And it's clear you appreciate the power of communication.
We've heard about the arch-diocese's new T.V. recruiting ads.
[[PAUSE]] It was Cardinal Law who said: "If he were here today,
Saint Paul would be on Madison Avenue." [[PAUSE]]
5
Still, everyone here is uniquely suited for the task. By
virtue of your profession and your faith, you are alive to the
fact that -- if we are indeed "one nation, under God" -- then our
responsibilities do not end with simply obeying the law. We must
actively work to extend peace, liberty and safety to all our
fellow citizens.
As Saint Augustine said: "While law makes us obedient to
justice, God
makes us agents of justice, doers of justice,
creators of justice."
I challenge you, as men and women of faith, to give voice to
this justice. Do it proudly, with the courage of conviction.
And carry justice to all our citizens -- especially to those who
know it least.
We must devote special attention to the problems of those on
the margins, those lacking adequate food or shelter, those
addicted or mentally ill, those whose neighborhoods have been
decimated by crime.
We must remember the unremembered. Protect the unprotected.
And stand up for those who live in this world of pain: The
hungry and the homeless, the haunted and the hurting.
It's not enough to give them justice. We must also give
them hope.
Part of this effort belongs in the courtroom, where
?
prosecutors and judges fight to protect the innocent and where
private attorneys perform untold good through pro bono efforts.
6
But to succeed, this effort can't end with the working day.
The grassroots campaign we've called "A Thousand Points of Light"
must reach out to America's hurting where they are, in the
classroom as well as the courtroom, and in church basements,
street corners and lonely apartments. The bottom line is this:
From now on in America, any definition of a successful life must
include service to others.
This room is rich with shining examples of good men and
women who have devoted their lives to service -- in private, in
public, and in the pulpit. And it does inspire.
We hear of one public-spirited volunteer who has this
recurring nightmare. He is standing in line before the gates of
Heaven, just a few persons behind the Pope. Up ahead, St. Peter
is slowly shaking his head, and says to the Holy Father: "Now if
only you had performed just a few more good deeds " [[PAUSE]]
In all these volunteer efforts, there must be priorities. I
am especially concerned that we protect the most defenseless
among us, our children. We urge you today to speak out on behalf
of our kids. Not as the agenda of yet another special interest
group, but as part of our American birthright.
Finally, with particular concern, we challenge you to even
greater efforts toward the protection of human life at its most
fragile, life in the womb. [[PAUSE]] Use your talents, your
energy, and your professional resources to reaffirm the right to
life as the most fundamental freedom.
Your contribution to this cause in recent years has been
7
very great indeed. Progress has been made, but it is clear that
there is much more work to be done.
The Jeffersonian vision of justice -- of peace, liberty and
safety for all -- has permeated our American understanding of
rights, of responsibilities, of life itself. It is evident in
one of our symbols, the American flag, but I want to look at
delete
something more ordinary than the flag -- a single dime. [[It is
more easily carried than a flag, although as many of your
profession know particularly well, it is not as flammable. ]]
There are three emblems on the back of a dime. An olive
branch, a torch, and the limb of an oak.
The olive branch symbolizes our longing for peace, our
willingness to live by righteousness, not simply by military
might. Next to the olive branch is a torch, the lamp of liberty.
And beside the torch lies the oak, the symbol of safety, of
security, and of the strength which guarantees them.
Finally, in the midst of the three reads the motto, "E
Pluribus Unum." "From the many, one." We are a diverse people,
with many backgrounds, many challenges, and many hopes.
I call upon you today, the Guild of Catholic Lawyers, to
give voice to the consensus, the oneness of values which lives
beneath the diversity. I call upon you, as agents and creators
of justice, to help us bring about the peace, liberty and safety
we seek for every human being.
God bless you, and God bless the United States. Thank you.
###
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 21, 1989
MEMORANDUM FOR CHRISS WINSTON
DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR
COMMUNICATIONS
FROM:
LEE S. LIBERMAN LAC
ASSOCIATE COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Review of Presidential Remarks: Catholic
Lawyers' Guild Luncheon
The Counsel's office has no objection, legal or otherwise, to the
above-referenced subject.
CC: James W. Cicconi
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
09/20/89
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 11:00 a.m. Thursday 09/21
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CATHOLIC LAWYERS' GUILD LUNCHEON
(09/20 draft three)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
STUDDERT
BATES
UNTERMEYER
BREEDEN
ROGERS
CARD
PINKERTON
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PETERSMEYER
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide any comments/recommendations directly to Chriss
Winston by 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, 09/21, with a copy to my
office. Thanks.
RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Grant/McNally/Martin)
September 20, 1989
Draft Three (B:RED)
20 P8: 36
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
CATHOLIC LAWYERS' GUILD LUNCHEON
PARK PLAZA HOTEL
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1989
[[ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS]]
For those of you in the back of the room, I'll try to speak
up. [[PAUSE]] Cardinal Law warned me that the agnostics in this
room are very bad.
We've enjoyed visits by the Cardinal to both Kennebunkport
and the White House in recent months, and we were happy to accept
when he conveyed your kind invitation to lunch. I told my staff
to set it up for any Saturday this fall -- so long as Holy Cross
wasn't playing B.C. [BOSTON COLLEGE] [[PAUSE]]
One aide noticed that "Red, Mass." was on the trip schedule.
He pulled out a map and asked: "Is that anywhere near Boston?"
[[PAUSE]]
This is quite a gathering. I hear Arthur Miller [HARVARD
LAW SCHOOL'S TV LAWYER] told one TV show that there hasn't been
so much legal talent assembled in one room in Boston since the
time he played solitaire. [[PAUSE]]
We're pleased Governor Sununu is here with us today. Like
many young Catholics, as a boy John dreamed of one day becoming
Pope. It was only after having eight kids that we got him to
settle for Chief of Staff. [[PAUSE]]
2
Today marks the first day of autumn. It is a season of
change, a season of harvest, a season of hope. And it is with
great respect and reverence that I come to you this day, the day
of the Red Mass, a stirring and deeply spiritual tradition.
Today and tomorrow, men and women of the bar will join in
solemn prayer, across America and around the world, gathering
wherever civilization has been graced with the twin blessings of
rule of law and faith in God.
The ancient roots of the Red Mass are so intertwined with
the earliest days of the law that its precise origins are, quite
literally, lost in time.
Some say this beautiful and inspiring ritual was first
observed in 13th century Rome. Others say it began in King
Edward's London, beneath the gothic arches of the Inns of Court.
Still others support the theory that it began in Paris.
Wherever the Red Mass was first observed, we can be sure of
one thing. A tradition that spans seven centuries was started
when one man with an idea -- one lawyer, or one priest -- stepped
forward to act with conviction.
The Red Mass is a celebration and a renewal, a reminder to
every lawyer and judge -- Catholic or Jew, Protestant or Moslem
-- that yours is a profession dedicated not merely to practical
results or material progress, but to a higher duty, and to the
public good.
Many years ago, one of my predecessors, a man trained and
accomplished in the same profession as yourselves, found himself
3
facing a crisis of conviction. Many Americans had come to doubt
the very foundations upon which this nation was laid.
It was widely suggested that the early success of the United
States was an accident of natural wealth. People said that the
sophisticated problems of modern times required a re-thinking of
the democratic institutions of our nation's youth.
The President saw himself saddled with a troubling question:
"Do the founders of our nation have anything to say to the
present day -- or is it necessary to start over on a new basis?"
The man was Thomas Jefferson. The occasion, his inaugural
address. And the response he made to that crisis is as forceful
today as it was in his own age.
For Jefferson understood that the essence of America lies
not in shared real estate -- but in shared values. Not in a
common ancestry -- but in a common vision.
Jefferson spoke of the rights and responsibilities of free
citizens. "Every difference of opinion," he warned, "is not a
difference of principle."
And he singled out one such unyielding principle as
fundamental to our continued life as a nation -- "equal and exact
justice to all men, of whatever state or persuasion, religious or
political."
The challenge that Thomas Jefferson delivered to his fellow
citizens, I deliver to you this afternoon.
I challenge you, as Catholic lawyers, not to give in to the
dismay of those today who, in error or alarm, have wandered from
4
the basic convictions to which our nation is pledged. I
challenge you to recover and rekindle a love of justice.
American justice. A justice that knows no boundaries of race,
sex, income, or age. [[PAUSE]]
We're all born with certain talents and abilities, and part
of growing up Catholic in America is being reminded of each
person's obligation to use the gifts that God gave them.
Perhaps some of you saw this amazing Notre Dame sophomore
last Saturday -- Raghib "Rocket" Ismail. Not once but twice he
returned kickoffs for record-breaking touchdowns -- the best use
of speed since Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier.
Well, as lawyers, as advocates, part of your task is to use
your talents -- to speak for those unable to speak for
themselves.
I challenge you to re-articulate those principles that are
deeper than our differences. Give voice to voiceless America.
Give voice to the American consensus: those principles of equal
and exact justice, and that vision of free and responsible
citizenship, that form our common heritage.
Now, we may be preaching to the converted. None of the
judges I've spoken to ever, complained of difficulty in getting a
group of Boston lawyers to speak their minds. [[PAUSE]]
And it's clear you appreciate the power of communication.
We've heard about the arch-diocese's new T.V. recruiting ads.
[[PAUSE] It was Cardinal Law who said: "If he were here today,
Saint Paul would be on Madison Avenue." [[PAUSE]]
5
still, everyone here is uniquely suited for the task. By
virtue of your profession and your faith, you are alive to the
fact that -- if we are indeed "one nation, under God" -- then our
responsibilities do not end with simply obeying the law. We must
actively work to extend peace, liberty and safety to all our
fellow citizens.
As Saint Augustine said: "While law makes us obedient to
justice, God makes us agents of justice, doers of justice,
creators of justice."
I challenge you, as men and women of faith, to give voice to
this justice. Do it proudly, with the courage of conviction.
And carry justice to all our citizens -- especially to those who
know it least.
We must devote special attention to the problems of those on
the margins, those lacking adequate food or shelter, those
addicted or mentally ill, those whose neighborhoods have been
decimated by crime.
We must remember the unremembered. Protect the unprotected.
And stand up for those who live in this world of pain: The
hungry and the homeless, the haunted and the hurting.
It's not enough to give them justice. We must also give
them hope.
Part of this effort belongs in the courtroom, where
prosecutors and judges fight to protect the innocent, and where
private attorneys perform untold good through pro bono efforts.
6
But to succeed, this effort can't end with the working day.
The grassroots campaign we've called "A Thousand Points of Light"
must reach out to America's hurting where they are, in the
classroom as well as the courtroom, and in church basements,
street corners and lonely apartments. The bottom line is this:
From now on in America, any definition of a successful life must
include service to others.
This room is rich with shining examples of good men and
women who have devoted their lives to service -- in private, in
public, and in the pulpit. And it does inspire.
We hear of one public-spirited volunteer who has this
recurring nightmare. He is standing in line before the gates of
Heaven, just a few persons behind the Pope. Up ahead, St. Peter
is slowly shaking his head, and says to the Holy Father: "Now if
only you had performed just a few more good deeds If [[PAUSE]]
In all these volunteer efforts, there must be priorities. I
am especially concerned that we protect the most defenseless
among us, our children. We urge you today to speak out on behalf
of our kids. Not as the agenda of yet another special interest
group, but as part of our American birthright.
Finally, with particular concern, we challenge you to even
greater efforts toward the protection of human life at its most
fragile, life in the womb. [[PAUSE]] Use your talents, your
energy, and your professional resources to reaffirm the right to
life as the most fundamental freedom.
Your contribution to this cause in recent years has been
7
very great indeed. Progress has been made, but it is clear that
there is much more work to be done.
The Jeffersonian vision of justice -- of peace, liberty and
safety for all -- has permeated our American understanding of
rights, of responsibilities, of life itself. It is evident in
one of our symbols, the American flag, but I want to look at
something more ordinary than the flag -- a single dime. [[It is
more easily carried than a flag, although as many of your
profession know particularly well, it is not as flammable. ]]
There are three emblems on the back of a dime. An olive
branch, a torch, and the limb of an oak.
The olive branch symbolizes our longing for peace, our
willingness to live by righteousness, not simply by military
might. Next to the olive branch is a torch, the lamp of liberty.
And beside the torch lies the oak, the symbol of safety, of
security, and of the strength which guarantees them.
Finally, in the midst of the three reads the motto, "E
Pluribus Unum." "From the many, one." We are a diverse people,
with many backgrounds, many challenges, and many hopes.
I call upon you today, the Guild of Catholic Lawyers, to
give voice to the consensus, the oneness of values which lives
beneath the diversity. I call upon you, as agents and creators
of justice, to help us bring about the peace, liberty and safety
we seek for every human being.
God bless you, and God bless the United States. Thank you.
# # #
Document No. 074450V
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 09/20/89
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
11:00 a.m. Thursday 09/21
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CATHOLIC LAWYERS' GUILD LUNCHEON
(09/20 draft three)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
STUDDERT
BATES
UNTERMEYER
BREEDEN
ROGERS
CARD
PINKERTON
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST®
PETERSMEYER
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide any comments/recommendations directly to Chriss
Winston by 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, 09/21, with a copy to my
office. Thanks.
Damn good!
RESPONSE:
89 SEP 21 All : 13
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Grant/McNally/Martin)
September 20, 1989
Draft Three (B:RED)
P20 P8: 36
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CATHOLIC LAWYERS' GUILD LUNCHEON
PARK PLAZA HOTEL
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1989
[[ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS]]
For those of you in the back of the room, I'll try to speak
up. [[PAUSE]] Cardinal Law warned me that the agnostics in this
room are very bad.
We've enjoyed visits by the Cardinal to both Kennebunkport
and the White House in recent months, and we were happy to accept
when he conveyed your kind invitation to lunch. I told my staff
to set it up for any Saturday this fall -- so long as Holy Cross
wasn't playing B.C. [BOSTON COLLEGE] [[PAUSE]]
One aide noticed that "Red, Mass. " was on the trip schedule.
He pulled out a map and asked: "Is that anywhere near Boston?"
[[PAUSE]]
This is quite a gathering. I hear Arthur Miller [HARVARD
LAW SCHOOL'S TV LAWYER] told one TV show that there hasn't been
so much legal talent assembled in one room in Boston since the
time he played solitaire. [[PAUSE]]
We're pleased Governor Sununu is here with us today. Like
many young Catholics, as a boy John dreamed of one day becoming
Pope. It was only after having eight kids that we got him to
settle for Chief of Staff. [[PAUSE]]
2
Today marks the first day of autumn. It is a season of
change, a season of harvest, a season of hope. And it is with
great respect and reverence that I come to you this day, the day
of the Red Mass, a stirring and deeply spiritual tradition.
Today and tomorrow, men and women of the bar will join in
solemn prayer, across America and around the world, gathering
wherever civilization has been graced with the twin blessings of
rule of law and faith in God.
The ancient roots of the Red Mass are so intertwined with
the earliest days of the law that its precise origins are, quite
literally, lost in time.
Some say this beautiful and inspiring ritual was first
observed in 13th century Rome. Others say it began in King
Edward's London, beneath the gothic arches of the Inns of Court.
Still others support the theory that it began in Paris.
Wherever the Red Mass was first observed, we can be sure of
one thing. A tradition that spans seven centuries was started
when one man with an idea -- one lawyer, or one priest -- stepped
forward to act with conviction.
The Red Mass is a celebration and a renewal, a reminder to
every lawyer and judge -- Catholic or Jew, Protestant or Moslem
-- that yours is a profession dedicated not merely to practical
results or material progress, but to a higher duty, and to the
public good.
Many years ago, one of my predecessors, a man trained and
accomplished in the same profession as yourselves, found himself
3
facing a crisis of conviction. Many Americans had come to doubt
the very foundations upon which this nation was laid.
It was widely suggested that the early success of the United
States was an accident of natural wealth. People said that the
sophisticated problems of modern times required a re-thinking of
the democratic institutions of our nation's youth.
The President saw himself saddled with a troubling question:
"Do the founders of our nation have anything to say to the
present day -- or is it necessary to start over on a new basis?"
The man was Thomas Jefferson. The occasion, his inaugural
address. And the response he made to that crisis is as forceful
today as it was in his own age.
For Jefferson understood that the essence of America lies
not in shared real estate -- but in shared values. Not in a
common ancestry -- but in a common vision.
Jefferson spoke of the rights and responsibilities of free
citizens. "Every difference of opinion," he warned, "is not a
difference of principle."
And he singled out one such unyielding principle as
fundamental to our continued life as a nation -- "equal and exact
justice to all men, of whatever state or persuasion, religious or
political."
The challenge that Thomas Jefferson delivered to his fellow
citizens, I deliver to you this afternoon.
I challenge you, as Catholic lawyers, not to give in to the
dismay of those today who, in error or alarm, have wandered from
4
the basic convictions to which our nation is pledged. I
challenge you to recover and rekindle a love of justice.
American justice. A justice that knows no boundaries of race,
sex, income, or age. [[PAUSE]]
We're all born with certain talents and abilities, and part
of growing up Catholic in America is being reminded of each
person's obligation to use the gifts that God gave them.
Perhaps some of you saw this amazing Notre Dame sophomore
last Saturday -- Raghib "Rocket" Ismail. Not once but twice he
returned kickoffs for record-breaking touchdowns -- the best use
of speed since Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier.
Well, as lawyers, as advocates, part of your task is to use
your talents -- to speak for those unable to speak for
themselves.
I challenge you to re-articulate those principles that are
deeper than our differences. Give voice to voiceless America.
Give voice to the American consensus: those principles of equal
and exact justice, and that vision of free and responsible
citizenship, that form our common heritage.
Now, we may be preaching to the converted. None of the
judges I've spoken to ever complained of difficulty in getting a
group of Boston lawyers to speak their minds. [[PAUSE]]
And it's clear you appreciate the power of communication.
We've heard about the arch-diocese's new T.V. recruiting ads.
[[PAUSE]] It was Cardinal Law who said: "If he were here today,
Saint Paul would be on Madison Avenue. " [[PAUSE]]
5
Still, everyone here is uniquely suited for the task. By
virtue of your profession and your faith, you are alive to the
fact that -- if we are indeed "one nation, under God" -- then our
responsibilities do not end with simply obeying the law. We must
actively work to extend peace, liberty and safety to all our
fellow citizens.
As Saint Augustine said: "While law makes us obedient to
justice, God
makes us agents of justice, doers of justice,
creators of justice. "
I challenge you, as men and women of faith, to give voice to
this justice. Do it proudly, with the courage of conviction.
And carry justice to all our citizens -- especially to those who
know it least.
We must devote special attention to the problems of those on
the margins, those lacking adequate food or shelter, those
addicted or mentally ill, those whose neighborhoods have been
decimated by crime.
We must remember the unremembered. Protect the unprotected.
And stand up for those who live in this world of pain: The
hungry and the homeless, the haunted and the hurting.
It's not enough to give them justice. We must also give
them hope.
Part of this effort belongs in the courtroom, where
prosecutors and judges fight to protect the innocent, and where
private attorneys perform untold good through pro bono efforts.
6
But to succeed, this effort can't end with the working day.
The grassroots campaign we've called "A Thousand Points of Light"
must reach out to America's hurting where they are, in the
classroom as well as the courtroom, and in church basements,
street corners and lonely apartments. The bottom line is this:
From now on in America, any definition of a successful life must
include service to others.
This room is rich with shining examples of good men and
women who have devoted their lives to service -- in private, in
public, and in the pulpit. And it does inspire.
We hear of one public-spirited volunteer who has this
recurring nightmare. He is standing in line before the gates of
Heaven, just a few persons behind the Pope. Up ahead, St. Peter
is slowly shaking his head, and says to the Holy Father: "Now if
only you had performed just a few more good deeds " [[PAUSE] ]
In all these volunteer efforts, there must be priorities. I
am especially concerned that we protect the most defenseless
among us, our children. We urge you today to speak out on behalf
of our kids. Not as the agenda of yet another special interest
group, but as part of our American birthright.
Finally, with particular concern, we challenge you to even
greater efforts toward the protection of human life at its most
fragile, life in the womb. [[PAUSE]] Use your talents, your
energy, and your professional resources to reaffirm the right to
life as the most fundamental freedom.
Your contribution to this cause in recent years has been
7
very great indeed. Progress has been made, but it is clear that
there is much more work to be done.
The Jeffersonian vision of justice -- of peace, liberty and
safety for all -- has permeated our American understanding of
rights, of responsibilities, of life itself. It is evident in
one of our symbols, the American flag, but I want to look at
something more ordinary than the flag -- a single dime. [[It is
more easily carried than a flag, although as many of your
profession know particularly well, it is not as flammable. ]]
There are three emblems on the back of a dime. An olive
branch, a torch, and the limb of an oak.
The olive branch symbolizes our longing for peace, our
willingness to live by righteousness, not simply by military
might. Next to the olive branch is a torch, the lamp of liberty.
And beside the torch lies the oak, the symbol of safety, of
security, and of the strength which guarantees them.
Finally, in the midst of the three reads the motto, "E
Pluribus Unum." "From the many, one." We are a diverse people,
with many backgrounds, many challenges, and many hopes.
I call upon you today, the Guild of Catholic Lawyers, to
give voice to the consensus, the oneness of values which lives
beneath the diversity. I call upon you, as agents and creators
of justice, to help us bring about the peace, liberty and safety
we seek for every human being.
God bless you, and God bless the United States. Thank you.
# # #
Document No. 074450
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 09/20/89
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
11:00 a.m. Thursday 09/21
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CATHOLIC LAWYERS' GUILD LUNCHEON
(09/20 draft three)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
STUDDERT
BATES
UNTERMEYER
BREEDEN
ROGERS
CARD
PINKERTON
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PETERSMEYER
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide any comments/recommendations directly to Chriss
Winston by 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, 09/21, with a copy to my
office. Thanks.
RESPONSE:
No comments / Delete joke
9/21/89
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Grant/McNally/Martin)
September 20, 1989
Draft Three (B:RED)
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CATHOLIC LAWYERS' GUILD LUNCHEON
PARK PLAZA HOTEL
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1989
[[ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS]]
For those of you in the back of the room, I'll try to speak
up. [[PAUSE]] Cardinal Law warned me that the agnostics in this
room are very bad.
We've enjoyed visits by the Cardinal to both Kennebunkport
and the White House in recent months, and we were happy to accept
when he conveyed your kind invitation to lunch. I told my staff
to set it up for any Saturday this fall -- so long as Holy Cross
wasn't playing B.C. [BOSTON COLLEGE]] [[PAUSE] ]
One aide noticed that "Red, Mass." was on the trip schedule.
He pulled out a map and asked: "Is that anywhere near Boston?"
[[PAUSE]]
This is quite a gathering. I hear Arthur Miller [HARVARD
LAW SCHOOL'S TV LAWYER] told one TV show that there hasn't been
so much legal talent assembled in one room in Boston since the
time he played solitaire. [[PAUSE]]
We're pleased Governor Sununu is here with us today. Like
many young Catholics, as a boy John dreamed of one day becoming
Pope. It was only after having eight kids that we got him to
settle for Chief of Staff. [[PAUSE]]
2
Today marks the first day of autumn. It is a season of
change, a season of harvest, a season of hope. And it is with
great respect and reverence that I come to you this day, the day
of the Red Mass, a stirring and deeply spiritual tradition.
Today and tomorrow, men and women of the bar will join in
solemn prayer, across America and around the world, gathering
wherever civilization has been graced with the twin blessings of
rule of law and faith in God.
The ancient roots of the Red Mass are so intertwined with
the earliest days of the law that its precise origins are, quite
literally, lost in time.
Some say this beautiful and inspiring ritual was first
observed in 13th century Rome. Others say it began in King
Edward's London, beneath the gothic arches of the Inns of Court.
Still others support the theory that it began in Paris.
Wherever the Red Mass was first observed, we can be sure of
one thing. A tradition that spans seven centuries was started
when one man with an idea -- one lawyer, or one priest -- stepped
forward to act with conviction.
The Red Mass is a celebration and a renewal, a reminder to
every lawyer and judge -- Catholic or Jew, Protestant or Moslem
-- that yours is a profession dedicated not merely to practical
results or material progress, but to a higher duty, and to the
public good.
Many years ago, one of my predecessors, a man trained and
accomplished in the same profession as yourselves, found himself
3
facing a crisis of conviction. Many Americans had come to doubt
the very foundations upon which this nation was laid.
It was widely suggested that the early success of the United
States was an accident of natural wealth. People said that the
sophisticated problems of modern times required a re-thinking of
the democratic institutions of our nation's youth.
The President saw himself saddled with a troubling question:
"Do the founders of our nation have anything to say to the
present day -- or is it necessary to start over on a new basis?"
The man was Thomas Jefferson. The occasion, his inaugural
address. And the response he made to that crisis is as forceful
today as it was in his own age.
For Jefferson understood that the essence of America lies
not in shared real estate -- but in shared values. Not in a
common ancestry -- but in a common vision.
Jefferson spoke of the rights and responsibilities of free
citizens. "Every difference of opinion," he warned, "is not a
difference of principle."
And he singled out one such unyielding principle as
fundamental to our continued life as a nation -- "equal and exact
justice to all men, of whatever state or persuasion, religious or
political."
The challenge that Thomas Jefferson delivered to his fellow
citizens, I deliver to you this afternoon.
I challenge you, as Catholic lawyers, not to give in to the
dismay of those today who, in error or alarm, have wandered from
4
the basic convictions to which our nation is pledged. I
challenge you to recover and rekindle a love of justice.
American justice. A justice that knows no boundaries of race,
sex, income, or age. [[PAUSE]]
We're all born with certain talents and abilities, and part
of growing up Catholic in America is being reminded of each
person's obligation to use the gifts that God gave them.
Perhaps some of you saw this amazing Notre Dame sophomore
last Saturday -- Raghib "Rocket" Ismail. Not once but twice he
returned kickoffs for record-breaking touchdowns -- the best use
of speed since Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier.
Well, as lawyers, as advocates, part of your task is to use
your talents -- to speak for those unable to speak for
themselves.
I challenge you to re-articulate those principles that are
deeper than our differences. Give voice to voiceless America.
Give voice to the American consensus: those principles of equal
and exact justice, and that vision of free and responsible
citizenship, that form our common heritage.
Now, we may be preaching to the converted. None of the
judges I've spoken to ever. complained of difficulty in getting a
group of Boston lawyers to speak their minds. [[PAUSE]]
And it's clear you appreciate the power of communication.
We've heard about the arch-diocese's new T.V. recruiting ads.
[[PAUSE] ] It was Cardinal Law who said: "If he were here today,
Saint Paul would be on Madison Avenue." [[PAUSE]]
5
Still, everyone here is uniquely suited for the task. By
virtue of your profession and your faith, you are alive to the
fact that -- if we are indeed "one nation, under God" -- then our
responsibilities do not end with simply obeying the law. We must
actively work to extend peace, liberty and safety to all our
fellow citizens.
As Saint Augustine said: "While law makes us obedient to
justice, God makes us agents of justice, doers of justice,
creators of justice."
I challenge you, as men and women of faith, to give voice to
this justice. Do it proudly, with the courage of conviction.
And carry justice to all our citizens -- especially to those who
know it least.
We must devote special attention to the problems of those on
the margins, those lacking adequate food or shelter, those
addicted or mentally ill, those whose neighborhoods have been
decimated by crime.
We must remember the unremembered. Protect the unprotected.
And stand up for those who live in this world of pain: The
hungry and the homeless, the haunted and the hurting.
It's not enough to give them justice. We must also give
them hope.
Part of this effort belongs in the courtroom, where
prosecutors and judges fight to protect the innocent, and where
private attorneys perform untold good through pro bono efforts.
6
But to succeed, this effort can't end with the working day.
The grassroots campaign we've called "A Thousand Points of Light"
must reach out to America's hurting where they are, in the
classroom as well as the courtroom, and in church basements,
street corners and lonely apartments. The bottom line is this:
From now on in America, any definition of a successful life must
include service to others.
This room is rich with shining examples of good men and
women who have devoted their lives to service -- in private, in
public, and in the pulpit. And it does inspire.
We hear of one public-spirited volunteer who has this
recurring nightmare. He is standing in line before the gates of
Heaven, just a few persons behind the Pope. Up ahead, St. Peter
is slowly shaking his head, and says to the Holy Father: "Now if
only you had performed just a few more good deeds " [[PAUSE]]
In all these volunteer efforts, there must be priorities. I
am especially concerned that we protect the most defenseless
among us, our children. We urge you today to speak out on behalf
of our kids. Not as the agenda of yet another special interest
group, but as part of our American birthright.
Finally, with particular concern, we challenge you to even
greater efforts toward the protection of human life at its most
fragile, life in the womb. [[PAUSE]] Use your talents, your
energy, and your professional resources to reaffirm the right to
life as the most fundamental freedom.
Your contribution to this cause in recent years has been
7
very great indeed. Progress has been made, but it is clear that
there is much more work to be done.
The Jeffersonian vision of justice -- of peace, liberty and
safety for all -- has permeated our American understanding of
rights, of responsibilities, of life itself. It is evident in
one of our symbols, the American flag, but I want to look at
something more ordinary than the flag -- a single dime. [[It is
more easily carried than a flag, although as many of your
profession know particularly well, it is not as flammable. ]]
There are three emblems on the back of a dime. An olive
branch, a torch, and the limb of an oak.
The olive branch symbolizes our longing for peace, our
willingness to live by righteousness, not simply by military
might. Next to the olive branch is a torch, the lamp of liberty.
And beside the torch lies the oak, the symbol of safety, of
security, and of the strength which guarantees them.
Finally, in the midst of the three reads the motto, "E
Pluribus Unum." "From the many, one." We are a diverse people,
with many backgrounds, many challenges, and many hopes.
I call upon you today, the Guild of Catholic Lawyers, to
give voice to the consensus, the oneness of values which lives
beneath the diversity. I call upon you, as agents and creators
of justice, to help us bring about the peace, liberty and safety
we seek for every human being.
God bless you, and God bless the United States. Thank you.
###
(Grant/McNally/Martin)
September 20, 1989
Draft Three (B:RED)
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CATHOLIC LAWYERS' GUILD LUNCHEON
PARK PLAZA HOTEL
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1989
[[ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS]
For those of you in the back of the room, I'll try to speak
up. [[PAUSE]] Cardinal Law warned me that the agnostics in this
room are very bad.
We've enjoyed visits by the Cardinal to both Kennebunkport
and the White House in recent months, and we were happy to accept
when he conveyed your kind invitation to lunch. I told my staff
to set it up for any Saturday this fall -- so long as Holy Cross
wasn't playing B.C. [BOSTON COLLEGE] [[PAUSE]]
One aide noticed that "Red, Mass." was on the trip schedule.
He pulled out a map and asked: "Is that anywhere near Boston?"
[[PAUSE]]
This is quite a gathering. I hear Arthur Miller [[HARVARD
LAW SCHOOL'S TV LAWYER] told one TV show that there hasn't been
so much legal talent assembled in one room in Boston since the
time he played solitaire. [[PAUSE]]
We're pleased Governor Sununu is here with us today. Like
many young Catholics, as a boy John dreamed of one day becoming
Pope. It was only after having eight kids that we got him to
settle for Chief of Staff. [[PAUSE]]
2
Today marks the first day of autumn. It is a season of
change, a season of harvest, a season of hope. And it is with
great respect and reverence that I come to you this day, the day
of the Red Mass, a stirring and deeply spiritual tradition.
Today and tomorrow, men and women of the bar will join in
solemn prayer, across America and around the world, gathering
wherever civilization has been graced with the twin blessings of
rule of law and faith in God.
The ancient roots of the Red Mass are so intertwined with
the earliest days of the law that its precise origins are, quite
literally, lost in time.
Some say this beautiful and inspiring ritual was first
observed in 13th century Rome. Others say it began in King
Edward's London, beneath the gothic arches of the Inns of Court.
still others support the theory that it began in Paris.
Wherever the Red Mass was first observed, we can be sure of
one thing. A tradition that spans seven centuries was started
when one man with an idea -- one lawyer, or one priest -- stepped
forward to act with conviction.
The Red Mass is a celebration and a renewal, a reminder to
every lawyer and judge -- Catholic or Jew, Protestant or Moslem
-- that yours is a profession dedicated not merely to practical
results or material progress, but to a higher duty, and to the
public good.
Many years ago, one of my predecessors, a man trained and
accomplished in the same profession as yourselves, found himself
3
facing a crisis of conviction. Many Americans had come to doubt
the very foundations upon which this nation was laid.
It was widely suggested that the early success of the United
States was an accident of natural wealth. People said that the
sophisticated problems of modern times required a re-thinking of
the democratic institutions of our nation's youth.
The President saw himself saddled with a troubling question:
"Do the founders of our nation have anything to say to the
present day -- or is it necessary to start over on a new basis?"
The man was Thomas Jefferson. The occasion, his inaugural
address. And the response he made to that crisis is as forceful
today as it was in his own age.
For Jefferson understood that the essence of America lies
not in shared real estate -- but in shared values. Not in a
common ancestry -- but in a common vision.
Jefferson spoke of the rights and responsibilities of free
citizens. "Every difference of opinion,' he warned, "is not a
difference of principle. "
And he singled out one such unyielding principle as
fundamental to our continued life as a nation -- "equal and exact
justice to all men, of whatever state or persuasion, religious or
political."
The challenge that Thomas Jefferson delivered to his fellow
citizens, I deliver to you this afternoon.
I challenge you, as Catholic lawyers, not to give in to the
dismay of those today who, in error or alarm, have wandered from
4
the basic convictions to which our nation is pledged. I
challenge you to recover and rekindle a love of justice.
American justice. A justice that knows no boundaries of race,
sex, income, or age. [[PAUSE]]
We're all born with certain talents and abilities, and part
of growing up Catholic in America is being reminded of each
person's obligation to use the gifts that God gave them.
Perhaps some of you saw this amazing Notre Dame sophomore
last Saturday -- Raghib "Rocket" Ismail. Not once but twice he
returned kickoffs for record-breaking touchdowns -- the best use
of speed since Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier.
Well, as lawyers, as advocates, part of your task is to use
your talents -- to speak for those unable to speak for
themselves.
I challenge you to re-articulate those principles that are
deeper than our differences. Give voice to voiceless America.
Give voice to the American consensus: those principles of equal
and exact justice, and that vision of free and responsible
citizenship, that form our common heritage.
Now, we may be preaching to the converted. None of the
judges I've spoken to ever, complained of difficulty in getting a
group of Boston lawyers to speak their minds. [[PAUSE] ]
And it's clear you appreciate the power of communication.
We've heard about the arch-diocese's new T.V. recruiting ads.
[[PAUSE] It was Cardinal Law who said: "If he were here today,
Saint Paul would be on Madison Avenue." [[PAUSE]]
5
still, everyone here is uniquely suited for the task. By
virtue of your profession and your faith, you are alive to the
fact that -- if we are indeed "one nation, under God" -- then our
responsibilities do not end with simply obeying the law. We must
actively work to extend peace, liberty and safety to all our
fellow citizens.
As Saint Augustine said: "While law makes us obedient to
justice, God
makes us agents of justice, doers of justice,
creators of justice. "
I challenge you, as men and women of faith, to give voice to
this justice. Do it proudly, with the courage of conviction.
And carry justice to all our citizens -- especially to those who
know it least.
We must devote special attention to the problems of those on
the margins, those lacking adequate food or shelter, those
addicted or mentally ill, those whose neighborhoods have been
decimated by crime.
We must remember the unremembered. Protect the unprotected.
And stand up for those who live in this world of pain: The
hungry and the homeless, the haunted and the hurting.
It's not enough to give them justice. We must also give
them hope.
Part of this effort belongs in the courtroom, where
prosecutors and judges fight to protect the innocent, and where
private attorneys perform untold good through pro bono efforts.
6
But to succeed, this effort can't end with the working day.
The grassroots campaign we've called "A Thousand Points of Light"
must reach out to America's hurting where they are, in the
classroom as well as the courtroom, and in church basements,
street corners and lonely apartments. The bottom line is this:
From now on in America, any definition of a successful life must
include service to others.
This room is rich with shining examples of good men and
women who have devoted their lives to service -- in private, in
public, and in the pulpit. And it does inspire.
We hear of one public-spirited volunteer who has this
recurring nightmare. He is standing in line before the gates of
Heaven, just a few persons behind the Pope. Up ahead, St. Peter
is slowly shaking his head, and says to the Holy Father: "Now if
only you had performed just a few more good deeds " [[PAUSE]]
In all these volunteer efforts, there must be priorities. I
am especially concerned that we protect the most defenseless
among us, our children. We urge you today to speak out on behalf
of our kids. Not as the agenda of yet another special interest
group, but as part of our American birthright.
Finally, with particular concern, we challenge you to even
greater efforts toward the protection of human life at its most
fragile, life in the womb. [[PAUSE]] Use your talents, your
energy, and your professional resources to reaffirm the right to
life as the most fundamental freedom.
Your contribution to this cause in recent years has been
7
very great indeed. Progress has been made, but it is clear that
there is much more work to be done.
The Jeffersonian vision of justice -- of peace, liberty and
safety for all -- has permeated our American understanding of
rights, of responsibilities, of life itself. It is evident in
one of our symbols, the American flag, but I want to look at
something more ordinary than the flag -- a single dime. [[It is
more easily carried than a flag, although as many of your
profession know particularly well, it is not as flammable. ]]
There are three emblems on the back of a dime. An olive
branch, a torch, and the limb of an oak.
The olive branch symbolizes our longing for peace, our
willingness to live by righteousness, not simply by military
might. Next to the olive branch is a torch, the lamp of liberty.
And beside the torch lies the oak, the symbol of safety, of
security, and of the strength which guarantees them.
Finally, in the midst of the three reads the motto, "E
Pluribus Unum." "From the many, one." We are a diverse people,
with many backgrounds, many challenges, and many hopes.
I call upon you today, the Guild of Catholic Lawyers, to
give voice to the consensus, the oneness of values which lives
beneath the diversity. I call upon you, as agents and creators
of justice, to help us bring about the peace, liberty and safety
we seek for every human being.
God bless you, and God bless the United States. Thank you.
###
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
(Kennebunkport, Maine)
For Immediate Release
September 23, 1989
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
TO CATHOLIC LAWYERS GUILD
Park Plaza Hotel
Boston, Massachusetts
1:48 P.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all for that very warm
reception. Barbara and I are just delighted to be with you. First,
thank you, Judge Nolan. It's got to be the classic introduction.
(Laughter.) And I can't tell you how much I appreciate it. It gets
me -- I don't have to finish that high-calorie dessert. (Laughter.)
Thank you so much, sir.
And I'm delighted to see Governor Mike Dukakis here
today. Mike, thank you very much for being with us. Thank you very
much. (Applause.)
And we have many other distinguished guests. Chief
Justice Liacof of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. I
understand the Attorney General is with us -- Attorney General
Shannon. (Applause.) And then of course my -- I'll never convert
him, but your Senate President, Billy Bulger over here. (Applause.)
I'm going to get in real trouble on this, but there is a
certain nostalgia in the air. I understand that Police Commissioner
Roche is with us somewhere out there. And former Chief Justice
Hennessy -- (applause) -- and the former Mayor Collins. And then my
friend, Ed King, the former Governor of this state is here someplace.
(Applause.) There he is.
We'll cut it off there except to say again to all of you
our sincere thanks. Barbara and I are especially pleased to be with
our friend, the spiritual leader of the diocese, Cardinal Law. A
great servant of God. (Applause.)
For those of you way back in the back of this magnificent
ballroom, I'll try to speak up. Cardinal Law warned me that the
agnostics in this room are very bad. (Laughter and applause.)
We've enjoyed visits by Cardinal Law to both
Kennebunkport -- down the road here, to our house -- and the White
House in recent months, and we're happy -- very happy to accept when
he conveyed your kind invitation to this very, very special luncheon.
I told my staff to set it up for any Saturday this fall, so long as
Holy Cross wasn't playing B.C. (Laughter.)
And one aide noticed that Red Mass was on the trip
schedule. He pulled out a map and said, "Is that anywhere near
Boston?" (Laughter.)
And lastly, we're pleased that Governor Sununu is with us
today. (Applause.) Like many young Catholics, as a boy John dreamed
of one day becoming Pope. (Laughter.) It was only after havig eight
kids that we got him to settle for Chief of Staff. (Laughter.) And
I'm glad it worked out that way. (Applause.)
Yesterday, the first day of autumn, and it's the season
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of harvest, the season of change. It's the back-to-school and new
beginnings, and it is with great respect and reverence that I come to
you this day, the day of the Red Mass, a stirring and deeply
spiritual tradition. Today and tomorrow, men and women of the bar
will join in solemn prayer across the country -- our country -- and
around the world, gathering wherever civilization has been graced
with the twin blessings of rule of law and faith in God. And the
ancient roots of the Red Mass are so intertwined with the earliest
days of the law that its precise origins are, quite literally, lost
in time.
Some say that this beautiful and inspiring ritual was
first observed in 13th century Rome. Others say it began in King
Edward's London, beneath the Gothic arches of the Inns of the Court.
And still others support the theory that it began in Paris. Wherever
the Red Mass was first observed, we can be sure of one thing: a
tradition that spans seven centuries was started when one man with an
idea --- one lawyer or one priest -- stepped forward to act with
conviction.
The Red Mass is a celebration and a renewal, a reminder
to every lawyer and judge -- Catholic or Jew or Protestant or Moslem
-- that yours is a profession dedicated not merely to practical
results or material progress, but to a higher duty and indeed to the
public good.
Many years ago, one of my predecessors, a man trained and
accomplished in the same profession as yourselves, found himself
facing a crisis of conviction. Many Americans had come to doubt the
very foundations upon which this nation was laid. And it was widely
suggested that the early success of the United States was an accident
of natural wealth. People said that the sophisticated problems of
modern times required a rethinking of the democratic institutions of
our nation's youth.
The President was burdened by a troubling question: Do
the founders of our nation have anything to say to the present day,
or is it necessary to start over on a new basis? The man was Thomas
Jefferson, and the occasion, his inaugural address. And the response
he made to that crisis is as forceful today as it was in his own age.
For Jefferson understood that the essence of America lies not in
shared real estate --- but in shared values. Not in a common ancestry
-- but in a common vision.
So he spoke of the rights of responsibilities of free
citizens. "Every difference of opinion," he warned, "is not a
difference of principle." And he singled out one such unyielding
principle as fundamental to our continued life as a nation - "equal
and exact justice to all men, of whatever state or persuasion,
religious or political."
And the challenge that Thomas Jefferson delivered to his
fellow citizens -- I repeat it today -- I deliver it to you this
afternoon. And so I challenge you, as Catholic lawyers, not to give
in to the dismay of those today who in error or alarm have wandered
from the basic convictions to which our nation is pledged. I
challenge you to rekindle and foster a love of justice -- American
justice -- a justice that knows no boundaries of race and sex, income
or age.
We're all born with certain talents or abilities, and
part of growing up Catholic in America is being reminded of each
person's obligations to use the gifts that God gave them. Perhaps
some of you saw this amazing Notre Dame sophomore last Saturday --
the "Rocket" -- Raghib "Rocket" Ismail. Not once, but twice
returning kickoffs for record-breaking touchdowns -- the best use of
speed since Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier.
Well, as lawyers, as advocates, part of your task is to
use your talents -- to speak for those unable to speak for
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themselves. I challenge you to rearticulate those principles that
are deeper than our differences -- the principles of equal and exact
justice -- and that vision of free and responsible citizenship which
forms our common heritage.
Here I may well be preaching to the converted. None of
the judges I've spoken to ever complained of difficulty in getting a
group of Boston lawyers to speak their minds. (Laughter.) But
communication, advocacy -- everyone here is uniquely suited for the
task. By virtue of your profession and your faith, you are alive to
the fact that if we are indeed "one nation, under God," then our
responsibilities do not end with simply obeying the law. We must
actively work to extend peace, liberty and safety to all our fellow
citizens.
As Saint Augustine said, "While law makes us obedient to
justice, God makes us agents of justice, doers of justice, creators
of justice." I challenge you, as men and women of faith, to give
voice to this justice. Do it proudly, with the courage of
conviction. And carry justice to all of our citizens -- especially
to those who know it least.
We must devote special attention to the problems of those
on the margins, those lacking adequate food or shelter, those
addicted or mentally ill, those whose neighborhoods have been
decimated by crime. And we must remember the unremembered. Protect
the unprotected. Stand up for those who live in a world of pain --
the hungry and the homeless, the haunted and the hurting.
It's not enough to give them justice. We must also give
them hope. And part of this effort belongs in the courtroom, where
prosecutors and judges fight to preserve justice and where private
attorneys perform untold good through pro bono efforts.
Consider, for example, "Operation Uplift," begun by
lawyers in Minneapolis and now spreading across the country. Its
premise -- a simple one: When an attorney represents a client pro
bono, the client is asked to do volunteer work in the neighborhood or
community, pledging one hour of service for every hour the attorney
spends working on the case. It costs nothing and doubles the good
done by pro bono efforts.
But ultimately, to succeed, this effort can't end with
the working day. The grassroots movement that we've called "a
thousand points of light" must reach out to America's hurting where
they are, in the classroom as well as the courtroom, and in church
basements, streetcorners and lonely apartments. And the bottom line
is this: From now on in America, any definition of a successful life
must include service to others.
This room -- especially this room -- is rich with shining
examples of good men and women who have devoted their lives to
service -- in private, in public, in the pulpit.
Make community service central to your life and work.
And somewhere in your own community there is an illiterate man
yearning for the gift most of you have enjoyed since childhood -- the
ability to read. Somewhere in your own community there's a homeless
family that needs food and clothing and shelter. And somewhere in
your own community there is a scared little kid tempted to buy crack
or join a gang -- a kid who needs the love and guidance of a Big
Brother. There are countless unmet needs, countless ways in which
you can make a difference for the better.
For you who are senior partners, I urge you to consider
community service by your associates in hiring and promoting
decisions.
And at the end of the day, let it be said about you that,
more than your record in court or the hours you've billed, this was
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the way in which you touched the life of someone in need.
And finally, with particular concern, we challenge you to
even greater efforts towards the protection of human life. Use your
talents, your energy, and your professional resources to reaffirm the
right to life as the most fundamental freedom.
The Jeffersonian vision of justice -- of peace, liberty
and safety for all -- has permeated our American understanding of
rights, of responsibilities, of life itself.
It is evident in one of our symbols, the American flag,
but I want to look at something even more commonplace than the flag
-- a single dime.
There are three emblems on the back of the dime. An
olive branch, a torch and the limb of an oak. The olive branch
symbolizes our longing for peace, our willingness to live by
righteousness, not simply by military might. Next to the olive
branch is a torch, the lamp of liberty. And beside the torch lies
the oak, the symbol of safety, security, and of strength which
guarantees them.
And finally, in the midst of the three reads the motto,
"E Pluribus Unum. "From the many, one." We are a diverse people,
with many backgrounds, many challenges, many hopes.
And so I call upon you today, the Guild of Catholic
Lawyers, to give voice to the consensus, the oneness of values which
lives beneath the diversity. I call upon you, as agents and creators
of justice, to help us bring about peace, liberty and the safety we
seek for every human being.
Thank you, Your Eminence, for inviting me here today.
God bless you all, and God bless the United States. Thank you very
much. Thank you. (Applause.)
END
2:05 P.M. EDT