No obstacle impedes their progress. We are making decisions for our own tomorrows. Justice tempered by mercy is our goal. Justice founded on written law, not the cruel man-hating whims of some who take it upon themselves to know what's best for all of us. Justice keeps them at bay.
Mercy holds the scale.
Wisdom tips the balance. Whether man's justice will be constrained by the Rule of Law and the principles of due process is a question facing each of us. Justice thinks upon these things. We can make the future brighter by passing the light of history to future generations, or we can allow the light of our national heritage to dim and ultimately fail altogether by being forgotten. The challenge of lifting the lamp of liberty is presented to us each moment of our lives.