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33 Ariz. L. Rev. 265 (1991)
Law Review and the Modern Mind

handle is hein.journals/arz33 and id is 277 raw text is: ARIZONA LAW REVIEW VOLUME 33 1991 NUMBER 2 Essays LAW REVIEW AND THE MODERN MIND James D. Gordon II1* Dean Sullivan telephoned me a while ago and asked me whether I believe in free speech. That is like asking someone whether he believes in democracy, or apple pie. I responded, Of course I believe in free speech. Good, he replied. We want you to come and give one. He also told me, Keep it short. Don't try to be funny; don't try to be witty; don't try to be engaging. Just be yourself. I would like to read a short passage from a well known American novel: Saturday morning was come, and all the summer world was bright and fresh, and brimming with life. There was a song in every heart; and if the heart was young the music issued at the lips. There was cheer in every face and a spring in every step. The locust trees were in bloom and the fragrance of the blossoms filled the air. Cardiff Hill, beyond the village and above it, was green with vegetation, and it lay just far enough away to seem a Delectable Land, dreamy, resposeful, and inviting. Tom appeared on the sidewalk with a bucket of whitewash and a long-handled brush. He surveyed the fence, and all glad- ness left him and a deep melancholy settled down upon his spirit. Thirty yards of board fence nine feet high. Life to him seemed hollow, and existence but a burden. Sighing he dipped his brush and passed it along the topmost plank; repeated the operation; did * Professor of Law, Brigham Young University. This Essay was presented at the Arizona LawReview Annual Banquet on March 23, 1991. Apologies and thanks to Dave Barry, Johnny Carson, Patrick Cathcart, J. Clifton Fleming, Jr., David Gallagher, Michael Goldsmith, J. Douglas Gordon, Jr., Bruce C. Hafen, Carl S. Hawkins, Duane E. Hiatt, M.H. Hoeflich, Rex E. Lee, Jay Leno, Douglas H. Parker, Steven D. Smith, and others.

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