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'ill ~I'I).." in Ihi~ ... knillll j" dir~·.'dy .. d,unl m 111\
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tilt' \\J~' \h(\~f \",ll'i()\1~ thr,',ld~ haw llllll\' Ifljo;(lh'r
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wll.l~ \\',l~ h"I"Pl'lIillt: ,trolll)(1 II., :md sittill~ ,hitsidl'
rh. law \,::!u.ll.Il "II Ill.: willl .ill~t w(lIlli.-rillg \\'ll.It
\\',I~ to k'l'OIiH' ,Ii ('IIt' srhool. :md o\lr ,'1)11 lit I'Y.
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di~il'll I,I/" pr(I\'r,k:Il~~ :lno ch;llIl'ngilll;( ;Im! I~';lrhinp,
th<ll It;l~ ~ll l'llIidll.'d my lit'l'.
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il'th'o i rl'l ~·i .. ".i ;1 \\,;:,'" ur 1\\'1) ";':'! li·"1ll lilt' 1.1\\'
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Alld I rcm'~'lllb~'" (.Ilt' night wlll'u thac h,Jd
tir,' in rhl' Intl'TlI;lIillllJI law Libr,uy. ilnd
I'll-,m P,)II"k f;I,'l'd Ih,:1 :l~ hI' t1Cl'd so 111<111)' ,itll~
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shOWl1 ,ll lhl' Dl·"~I)l'j'.Hi, C('II\'~'lltjl'.1l
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tradition that \w all dH'n.h, S(.'I 1I~ ,miAi1t.
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thl'tl"h,.lrtly ;,fi:~ ... in 1('IOkill~ at llm' or Iho~c hul
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l"'r ,'xlwrirnn'\ ,i~ :l ci\'iI,nghl~ '~\\,~/l'r, lbollt hl'T
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"lbcatioll on hdl~lr <'II' th.:- pOOf. I \\\.'111 lip I~l hl.'f
and .Isknl hl't if! t'O\lld work (N hl'r th..1t ~ulllllll'r,
Sh~,t,)ld 111l' 1 "'.IS ",dnnllt' hilt ~hc h.ld IlO llU.llll"~'
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d~'''11 's vllin: ,!lId thl? piarcll1l'l1t t~ffi(·t'. :md round
~.)ml,thillr. (,.Ikd a law St1.l,ji.'nt Civil Ri~hr~
R':s,',uch Coul1dl (fUIlt, an ulluma! littl(, brr:\Il(
rh,1t :1C'(\Iillly ~\lpl'vrtc\i l.1w smdt'nts in tryillg h)
lltld.:rs(Jnd .lIll1 lill'{ht:r (h... w\.Irk llf l'ivj) fi~ht~
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[ was. thcl'C'!on'. to find on IIw (Iculty P~"'II~k' Iikl:
JOl' (;ol..hl~'in Jlld J.1Y K:Il1. who Iud h""11 work
111~ 3111.:! ~tl1(iyiJlg abmn I'hiljlr~'n md 1~lllili~'s and
what thl! law n,uld or c\)uld no[ do tnT mallY
Yl';U"S: UI.'Clme (If ('ollver.;:lti,'l1lS wirh rhem. bl'l:aml'
of rl.·:-it',uch tbl I W'" ii.,flUllJ.h.' \'lIlltlt;h to do nil a
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Sol nit, f hegall to think throutth a 101 \1( tin: iml~'~
that :lft~~~'( ,:hihlrm. both visibk ,1I1d invi,ihk. and
till' role thill th~ bw ,an ,)III,i ral1lll'[ play.
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I'i'l~ who ,1/,pwaclt rh.lt (HIIII diRi.'tt'lIl 311~k~,
0pl'llin~ our iumds to illljuiry "hmu what j, and j,
Iwl appn'll'riiltl' imarn'laliull, I n,'lIll'lIlbcr wdJ
lit\.' ch:lllcn~('s that were POSl-" in \';lrious sl'minars
;\lId thl.' diffkLJhi~"!o all of II' t'onfrolltl'd ill tr)'in~ ro
rl!ulIldk- th~ rl';I"'-\IWd, 01 d"Tnl wor1ci w .... w~'rl'
stl1d}'ill~ wirh wh.1I \\"l' ~:l\\, around liS.
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'i,,'ulty \\'I'r,' tl1I'''.' to l'onlil1lll: rtll' nl:t\"l.'f~;HivlI
with m, Thi, .lltl'illtlOn I T,,'(~in'd ;1 p;l('k\'( o(
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1'('Slld Ihlt b"')''''II.' hilt Ill' W.l' 'l.'lldiul!. W 1\1,.. :IS 11<'
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�SPEECH DELIVERED BY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
at
YALE LAW SCHOOL
october 2, 1992
Thahk, you.
Thank you.
.Thank you.
Thank you very much. . Thank you.
Thank you very much.
Thank you.
Thank you sp ~uch for that introduction and for that welcome.
It is a remarkable feeling to come back toa place that has had
such an influence on one "s life and have the last twenty years just
dissolve before your
~ery...eyes,
.ahd... i,t . is ,w.ith, great gratitude that
I thank the law school and the Alumni Association for inviting me
to have this opportunity to speak with you for a few minutes.
I said earller·to a group of friends· who were gathered over
in Worcester Square at Sally's Pizza that of all of the occasions
I
l1ave experienced in the last year during this campaign· of· my
husband' s for the presidency,
the three that have been the most
,.
intimidating, caused me to lose the most sleep and worry, have been
a return trip to my highschool, a commencement speech at Wellesley
and this event .
-.
.
There is nothing like knowing you are about to
stand before 'people who have been your teachers, your professors,
your classmates,. and.
ho~dforth
for a few minutes.
It is both
intimidating and, I have to confess, a little exhilarating.
There
are some things I have wanted.,to say to some of you for a very long
time.
But mostly today I am here to thank this law school.
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�of these stories that have been written during the last months,
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particularly about some of the positions and issues that have been
of importance to me, there has not been the credit due to the Yale
Law School reported as it should have been, because much of what
I believe and much of what I have worked for and much of what I
believe' is at' stake in this election ,is directly", related to my time
at'the law school, and I would, if you would indulge me for a few
minutes, just describe to you the way those various threads have
come together in one life and perhaps offer some ideas as to how
this
law school will continue to carry out the tradition of
provoking and challenging..and, teaching ,that. has so richly enriched
my life •
.I want to start by describing to you one of the letters that
I received a week or two ago from the law school from the library.
It now seems that because of a short film shown at the Democratic
convention called "A Man From Hope", there is a steady· stream of
people coming to the library to ask where Bill and I met.
And, as
with so many other things that happen in your past, there seems to
be a division of opinion in my house.
where it occurred, and so am I.
place.
He is absolutely sure of
The problem is it is not the same
So I'am seeking guidance from those of you who were there
and hope that you will, in the same fine Yale Law School tradition
that we all cherish, set us straight, because I clearly want ,more
people coming to the library, for whatever reason, and view this
as
one
minor
contribution.
Obviously,
it
pales
in
great
significance 'to that of the wonderful gift that the Dean has
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�obtained from Lillian Goldman in New York,
and I
mention that
because that gift will be used to refurbish the law school, plus
bffer scholarships for women, pa~ti6ularly minority women, plus
.ro
continue to support the Day Care Center that I was honored help
start at a'ceremony that. the Dean held when I happened to have been
there a few years ago.
So, for me it is just more than fitting
that the library continues to playa major role in',my life, as well
as the life of this law school.
When I look back at the years that those of us in' the classes
of 172 and '73 attended the law school, those were. difficult and
.
'
turbulent :times ...The:r:e,.:was ,a "lot of, confusion in our .minds; there
were .many
diff~rent argum~nts
that. took place over food and drink
and books, in and out 'of the halls, of the law school, over what
direction our country was heading.
concern.
And
what, I
A lot of passion,
remember most
during
that
a lot of
time
is
the
seriousness with which all of us - students and professors - took
the challenges that confronted our country.
I
remember
w~ th
particular concern that spring of 1970 when there was so much
disturbance in the streets of New Haven.
There were challenges to
the physical well-being of' our law school fa,cility. , And what I
remember most are two conversations I had duri,ng that time - one
with Professor
Fritz
Kessler,
and one with Dean
Pollock.
I'
remember being very distressed at what was happening around us, and
sitting outside the law school on the wall, just wondering what was.
to become of our school, ou:.; country, 'and Professor Kessler stopped
to visit with me, and he said,
"You' know, bad things happen in
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�every society.
I know.
I!ve liyed through some of the worst.
you cannot be discouraged.
You have to keep trying."
But
And
I
remember one night when there had been a fire in the International
Law Library,
and Dean Pollock faced
that as he faced
so many
situations during,that year - not only with g,race and dignity, but
with a stated commitment ,to the continuing role of the law and how
we had to view even disorder in a way that led us to think of
reasonable and legally oriented solutions.
That first year was also a turning point for me personally
because I read a short TIME magazine article one day about a woman
named, ,'Marianwr.ight, ,Edelma'n" ,a.,.graduate of. ,.the Yale Law School.
And then shortly after, iIi looking at one of those 'bulletin boards
that is flooded with pieces of paper announcing everything that, one
can
imagine
going
on
at
the
University,
I
saw' a
very
small
announcement of a visit she was going to be making, and I went to
hear her speak.
After hearing her speak about, her experiences as
a civil rights lawyer, about her commitment to do what she could
to ,use her Yale education on behalf of the poor, I went,up to her
and asked her if I could work for her that summer, and she told me
I was welcome to, but she had not money to pay me.
I asked her if
I could figure out how to be paid if I could work for her.
Being
a good Yale Law School graduate, she said, "Of course, if yori can
figure out how to be paid."
And I went back to the law school and
visited the Dean's office and' visited the placement office and
found something called,a,Law Student Civil Rights Research Council
grant, 'which permitted me to go to work for, what was then the
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,
Washington Research Project, an
.
un~sual
little grant that actually
,
supported law students in trying to understand and further the work
of civil. rights, 'and I was very. grateful for that opportunity.
That. summer introduced me to the conditions in migrant labor camps,
i'ntroduced me to the problems posed by segregated' academies that
were 'fighting for tax.,-exempt
sta~us
under the Nixon Administration,
and I came back to law school with a growing commitment on my part
toward children, and particularly poor children and disadvantaged
ones.
How lucky I was therefore to find on the faculty., people
like Joe Goldstein and Jay Katts,
w~o
had been working and studying
about children ,and families ..and about ..what ,the law could or could
not do for many years.
Because of conversations with them, because
of some research' that I was fortunate enough to do for them on a
book they were writing with Ona Fraud and Al Solnet, I began to
have the opportunity to think through a lot of the issues that
impact on children, both visible and invisible, and the role that
the law can and cannot play.
All during this time there was a
great amount of ferment and confusion about what was and wasn't the
proper role of a
law school education.
We would have great
arguments about whether we were 'selling out because we were getting
a, law degree, whether in fact we should be doing something else,
not often defined clearly but certainly passionately argued, that
we should somehow be out there, wherever "there" was, trying to
help solve the problems that took up so much of our time in
argument and discussion.
Most of stayed the course, most of us
were committed to thinking of ways to use the law to further our
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�particular concerns and interests in society.
I remember so well, the kinds or arguments we would have about
constitutional law'and'how fortunate we are in this school to have
so many theorists who approach that from different angles, but open
our
minds
to
interpretation.
inquiry
about
what
is
and
is
not
appropriate
I remember so well the kinds of challenges that
were posed in various seminars and the kind if ,difficulties that
'all of us confronted
in
trying to reconcile the reason'ed, ordered
world we were studying with what we saw around us.
All through
that time, there were so many on the law school faculty who were
there to ,continue ,the conversation ,with ""us .,
I was very fortunate
this afternoon to receive a packet of materials from Charles Black
who said that he could not be here but he was sending to me, as he
has over the last twenty years,
his latest writings about what
should be done in order to further civil rights, his continued,
impassioned advocacy against the' death penalty.
He has never
waivered for a minute in putting forward the eloquent arguments for
and against what he, believes, and he wanted me to read ,them before
I
came to speak to you.
And we are so fortunate to have that
quality of concern.
One 6f the thing~ that marked the Yale Law School then, and
still does, is what the Dean referred to in his introduction - the
people who have come before us who have made such contributions.
And we
are
in
contributions.
such great
need
now
of, all
of
our' continuing
Certainly the problems that we face may not be
, quite as dramatic as they were twenty years ago.
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Fortunately for
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us, we don't see stores boarded up with fear of violence in New
•
Haven, but often boarded up because of economic decline.
We are
in a city where over a third of the children live in poverty, and
up the road in Hartford, Connecticut, over 43%, the sixth highest
percentage in the entire country.
So the problems around us may
not be so visible, but they are nonetheless very present with us
and eating away in so many areas of the quality' of our lives
together ...
I was also fortunate when I ,left the law school for two things
to happen.
The first £is that I went to work for' the Children I s
Defense Fund .and began to..do .the ,work .of. a . lawyer, using ,the skills
I had acquired on behalf of' children.
The second was that in
January, at the recommendation of Burk Marshall, L was' able to work
on the Impeachment Inquiry Staff of the House Judiciary Committee.
4It
Never have I been prouder to be a lawyer and to be an American than
I was during those
mont~s,
working with people like Burk
Marsh~ll
and Owen Fisk and Johh Dohi:' ~:u1d so many others, inc;:luding five of
my classmates, as we struggled to find the constitutional meaning
of impeachment and to carry out our obligations with the highest
professional standards.
It was both a great relief and, I thought,
a great credit tq the Pre!?ident when President Nixon resigned.
But
it was also a resounding victory for the system that I had studied
and learned about here at this school.
There has been, as you all well know, some amount of lawyer
bashing in the last weeks and months, often for political purposes,
often to make points that frankly have some grain of truth in them,
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�but I think part of the great message of this law school has been
that being a lawyer means many different things.
It 'means being
a public advocate, a' legislator, an executive; it means being a
practitioner and using one's skills in a variety oJ areas; it means
being a teacher;
it means taking the lessons that we have been
taught and using them to help further the goals of society as we
see them.
I have to tell you that during the last year as Bill and I
have travelled around this country, we have seen so much to' be
hopeful about.
of
Yes, a lot of the statistics are grim,' and those
us ,whoar.e ,privileged ".and ,able ,to ...make
good.li:vings
for
ourselves must always' keep our eyes open to the faces and the
people behind those statistics.
hope.
But there is also great'room for
Some of it springs from the human heart. and is there,' no
matter what condition might exist, but some of it also springs from
this deep'commitment that every American inherits, whether he or
she admits it or even knows it, that we have a system that truly
does work, if only we become involved in it.
We have been privileged for the last several months t.o be
travelling around on buses, which I commend to you.
of seeing things
in a
different light,
It is a way
kind of at eye level,
instead of .flying over or whizzing by in. a car or a train.
,
"
~
forced to interact with people.
You are
And we have had the experience of
looking into the faces of hundreds of thousands of Americans.
lot of them come up and ask questions,
sophisticated.
and the questions' are.
They'd do well in one of _ _ _ _ _ 's classes.
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may not have much education, but they show a' lot of learning and
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understanding of the human condition and what is happening in the
wor ld around us .
And there is a great hunger .that somehow the
. system as' best described be made to work again for all ·Americans.
Probably the greatest threat we ha:ve is the growing feeling. among
too many of our fellow citizens that it doesn't work for them, and
"them" is def,ined in a variety of ways, leaving' out great classes
of people.
,Here at the Yale Law School,. when we were
th~re
arguing,
worrying about what going on around us, .we were given many reasons
to .believe ,not only . t hat ,the ,system .can work, that law' can be a
tool for positive change and for uplifting the human condition, but
we were given examples of how that could be done.
I sense a new
spirit of openness and positive energy around us that can be
•
translated· into change if we are· committed to seeing it through.
'Lawyers will be important in so many ways to make that happen,
working with others, working through our profession.
But the
lessons of the Yale La:w School that I carry with me every single
day have convinced me' that the struggle to continue ·to try to
define our lives
~ogether,
relationships work.,
using the law as a tool of making those
is one of the worthiest we could ever be
'engaged in, and I am here mostly j'ust to say, "Thank' you for making
that possible in my life and for giving me the understanding that
took a while to really conceptualize. that we can all have. a role
to play in making this country what it ought to be."
Thank you very much.
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