Truth is important. It is the bedrock of our legal system, and the legal system is the bedrock of our country. . . . Justice is that which is rendered in the legal system. Humanity and pity are the two other values mentioned by Tolstoy. A strong feeling of humanity would make us ever more attentive to the problems of poverty and education, and to seeing that every American is treated fairly and has a fair chance.
Pity is more for the individual basis, but is a mark of decency. . . .
I have always said that I am proud to be a Southerner but am proudest of all to be an American. Griffin Bell is a senior partner in the Atlanta law firm of King and Spalding. He served as U.S. attorney general from 1977 to 1979, and before that served almost 15 years as a judge on the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. This site works best with the latest version of Netscape Navigator 4.0 and Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0.