pursuit of happiness," -~ does establish
and ordain this Constitution.
I believe that that statement expresses a
constitutional philosophy, a constitutional purpose, and
I believe it is adequate for our job.
H. L. Mencken in discussing President Harding
said on one occasion, "President Hardinq's speeches sound
like a bunch of unrelated, high-sounding phrases strung
together by a string, like pearls."
He said, "Mr. Harding would just as well stand
up and say: In God We Trust, save the flag, bless our
country, e pluribus unum, without any consideration of
what they mean."
I suggest the preamble sounds like: We the peop .e
of the State of Maryland, recognizing that we should "save
the flag," and believing "in God We Trust," and having
the concept of "e pluribus unum," and dedicated to the
proposition that we should "bless our country," do establish
and ordain this Constitution.
I suggest that is just about as much as the pre-
amble means. I think the committee went to a great