In this sad time of Senator Ted Kennedy’s death, it’s easy to forget just what a fighter for the underdog this man was.
He may have mellowed (MAY have) a little with age, but Ted knew how to stand up for justice.
Kennedy on President Ford’s pardon of Richard Nixon for his Watergate crimes:
"Do we operate under a system of equal justice under law? Or is there one system for the average citizen and another for the high and mighty?"
Kennedy was a champion for law that applies equally and to everyone, and never once did he seek to skirt or avoid the application of law on his own transgressions.
And Kennedy on abortion:
"Wanted or unwanted, I believe that human life, even at its earliest stages, has certain rights which must be recognized - the right to be born, the right to love, the right to grow old."
And who could forget Kennedy on Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork:
"Robert Bork’s America is a land in which women would be forced into back-alley abortions, blacks would sit at segregated lunch counters."
Yes, the Lion may be gone now, but his strength and courage will echo in the marble chambers of the Senate for the ages.
God bless you, Teddy.