[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 83 (Monday, May 1, 1995)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 21423-21424]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-10852]




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Part IX





The President





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 Proclamation 6792--Law Day, U.S.A.
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                Proclamation 6792 of April 27, 1995

                
Law Day, U.S.A., 1995

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Our legal system is the foundation on which this Nation 
                was built. It enables us to realize the promises of 
                life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Law 
                protects our homes, our families, and our communities. 
                It secures our borders and safeguards our environment. 
                It is the basis for free markets and our continued 
                prosperity. And it helps guide our relationships with 
                other lands.

                When President John F. Kennedy proclaimed Law Day, 
                U.S.A. in 1962, he reminded us that law, like freedom, 
                demands constant vigilance. We must nurture ``through 
                education and example an appreciation of the values of 
                our system of justice and . . . an increased respect 
                for law and for the rights of others as basic elements 
                of our free society.'' As we celebrate Law Day this 
                year, it is more important than ever that we rededicate 
                ourselves to reaching these goals.

                Today, America's system of jurisprudence is being 
                challenged as never before. Great technological 
                advances are leading us to redefine and expand the ways 
                in which laws apply to us as individuals and as a 
                Nation. From communications to computer software, 
                international trade to environmental protection, our 
                legal system remains an anchor of freedom, even as it 
                evolves to meet the demands of our rapidly changing 
                times. If we are to further advance the causes of 
                democracy and human dignity around the world, we must 
                not falter in enforcing the rule of law here at home. 
                Laws must be applied as vigorously on Main Street as on 
                the information superhighway. The legal community must 
                help to restore Americans' sense of security and faith 
                in justice. Most important, our laws must continue to 
                fulfill our Founders' ideals of fairness and equality. 
                Working together, we must strive to ensure that 
                tomorrow's generations inherit the truths that have 
                long sustained us as a people and move our Nation 
                forward.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the 
                United States of America, in accordance with Public Law 
                87-20 of April 7, 1961, do hereby proclaim May 1, 1995, 
                as ``Law Day, U.S.A.'' I urge the people of the United 
                States to use this occasion to reflect on our heritage 
                of freedom, to familiarize themselves with their rights 
                and responsibilities, and to aid others seeking to 
                affirm their rights under law.

                I call upon the legal profession, civic associations, 
                educators, librarians, public officials, and the media 
                to promote the observance of this day through 
                appropriate programs and activities. I also call upon 
                public officials to display the flag of the United 
                States on all government buildings throughout the 
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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twenty-seventh day of April, in the year of our Lord 
                nineteen hundred and ninety-five, and of the 
                Independence of the United States of America the two 
                hundred and nineteenth.

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[FR Doc. 95-10852
Filed 4-28-95; 11:16 am]
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