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Declaration as an aspiration. We believe in it.

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MR. GENTRY: I know. I believe in it, too.

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DR. ZIMMERMAN: I think if we insert this —

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MR. GENTRY: You see this problem, the lawyers

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tell us these things aren't enforceable and this is a

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legal document and don't put anything in there that you

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can't go into court and either have a court interpret

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and implement and, if you can't do that, leave it out.

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There is no place for it.

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I don't agree with that philosophy myself.

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DR. ZIMMERMAN: I think the people ought to

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have something to work toward, there ought to be some

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goals, and 1 think the Declaration of Rights ought to

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have some goals. So, when we attempt to do this, we

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don't get thwarted by people who think otherwise.

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THE CHAIRMAN: Couldn't we put this in the

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preamble?

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DR. ZIMMERMAN: I wouldn't object if you put ,

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it in there, but I think it ought to be stated. We in

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education say this daily and yet a lot of people don't

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agree with us and they attempt to say it isn't possible.



 

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