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inalienable rights among which are life, liberty and
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the pursuit of happiness. That, of course, was deleted
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in the Constitution of 1867.
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I guess the history is self-explanatory as to
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why this was included perhaps at that time. Yet, I am
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not too sure, but I think it bears on this particular
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point of your asking the question of whether the Con-
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stitution and the Bill of Rights should contain certain
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aspirations, certain firm beliefs which are inherent and
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have grown out of the lives and history of the people in
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the United States and became the purpose of including
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them in the Bill of Rights of the Federal Constitution
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and, of course, inclusion from time to time of these
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rights in the State Constitution.
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Then with respect to the matter restricting
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the State with respect to individuals, I think that it
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should contain that, but I also believe these aspirations
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these firm beliefs the people have, I think this has some
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weight with the people themselves in the application of
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the total outlook on the Constitution. Perhaps it might
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have some effect in the judicial process. The judges
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