"I take this around at my job. (Holds up a copy of the US Constitution.) People have come to accept this Constitution, and they've come to accept the importance of a rule of law. And [I] say: Look, of course people don't agree, but we have a country that is based on human rights, democracy, and so forth. . . . I'll tell you what Lincoln thought, what Washington thought, and what people today still think: It's an experiment. . . . It's an experiment that's still going on. You know who will see whether that experiment works? It's you, my friend. . . . It's that next generation, and the one after that - my grandchildren and their children. They'll determine whether the experiment still works. And, of course, I am an optimist. . . . I'm pretty sure it will."
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Breyer speaking at a White House event where he formally announced his retirement, from "Remarks by President Biden on the Retirement of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer." (Transcript includes Justice Breyer's responsive comments and is the source of the quote). whitehouse.gov. (January 27, 2022)
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