I Know That Some Poor Immigrants From

I Had The Good Fortune To Begin My Legal Career As A Law Clerk For A Judge Who Really Epitomized Open-mindedness And Fairness. He Read The Record In Detail In Every Single Case That Came Before Me; He Insisted On Scrupulously Following Precedents.

A Generation Earlier, I Think That Somebody From My Background Probably Would Not Have Felt Fully Comfortable At A College Like Princeton. But, By The Time I Graduated From High School, Things Had Changed.

I Know That Some Poor Immigrants From That Era Had Unrealistic Expectations And Were Disappointed, But I Don't Think My Grandparents Were Disappointed At All, Even Though They Experienced Some Very Hard Times During The Great Depression.

I Can Still Remember The Day, As An Assistant U.s. Attorney, When I Stood Up In Court For The First Time And I Proudly Said, "my Name Is Samuel Alito And I Represent The United States In This Court." It Was A Great Honor For Me To Have The United States As My Client During All Of Those Years.

I Assume That Those Who Cling To Old Beliefs Will Be Able To Whisper Their Thoughts In The Recesses Of Their Homes, But If They Repeat Those Views In Public, They Will Risk Being Labeled As Bigots And Treated As Such By Governments, Employers, And Schools.