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This paper examines the thesis that the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution are documents of unfulfilled promises. The thesis is supported by Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall's remarks about the Constitution in 1987. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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for the common defense . . ." So begins the Declaration of Independence, the document that leads into another important document, the United States Constitution. When first created in 1787,
both documents were promises to the American people; promises that the United States would be a haven for the disenfranchised and those who wanted the freedom to believe any way
they want. As a result, the Declaration of Independence, and the Federal Constitution to which it is connected have always represented the freedom of the United States. These two documents
are the foundation on which America has been built. There are some, however, who believe that the Constitution - and its Declaration,
in particular - have not lived up to its initial and bright promises of equality and freedom for all. Many believe, in fact, that the Declaration of Independence can be
considered an "Unfulfilled Promise," a promise that was made in good faith when the founding fathers signed the document, but a promise that has yet to be kept, primarily because
those who remember the words of the Declaration, and those who recite them in schoolrooms, are all too human. Supreme Court Justice
Thurgood Marshall, for example, minced no words about his feelings about the Declaration and the Constitution in his 1987 work, "A Bicentennial View From the Supreme Court." Marshall, who was
born and bred in the lap of segregation and who demonstrated and fought for Civil Rights, made his rather pointed remarks during the bicentennial celebration of the United States Constitution.
In his essay, he argues that the celebration shouldnt focus on the birth of the actual document, but should appreciate the fact that the Constitution is a living document, one
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