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of your persistence; of quorum calls and calls from home;

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of camera clicks and microphone squeals; of whispers from

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the walls and shouts in this hall.

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And I shall walk with pride, because we have

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done well.

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Each generation makes some contribution to its

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country, and this generation in Maryland will list as one

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of its major accomplishments this Constitution and its

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fruits.

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This accomplishment is no accident. Each

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delegate contributed freely of his talents — some by

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experience, some by enthusiasm, some by words; and yes,

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some by silence.

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We were tempted to be political, but we were not

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We were urged to be parochial, but we were not. We were

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sought to protect special interests, but we did not.

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While constatntly reminded of a yesterday that never really

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was, we dreamt of a tomorrow that just must be.

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While this is an end, it is but another chapter

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in the saga of this Constitution of 1968, not concluded

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until the ratification in May, and this last step may well