[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 31, Number 17 (Monday, May 1, 1995)]
[Pages 726-727]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Proclamation 6792--Law Day, U.S.A., 1995

April 27, 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

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display the flag of the United States on all government buildings 
throughout the day.
    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.
                                            William J. Clinton

[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 11:16 a.m., April 28, 
1995]

Note: This proclamation was published in the Federal Register on May 1.