TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Harvard Law School letterhead, July 31, 1980. Letter to a gentleman working on a Watergate project. In part: “You ask, ‘If our system does work, how could the scandal have occurred at all?’ If a perfect system of government can be devised, no one has yet discovered it. Men and women are less than perfect. So long as they are subject to human frailties, big and little wrongs will be done by neglect, indifference, avarice, and sometimes sheer malice. In my opinion one of the major consequences of Watergate was that it proved that our system is capable of working itself clean. Perhaps some good luck was involved. Perhaps other evidence already in the possession of the Special Prosecutor would have led to the tapes. Perhaps one of the ‘breaks’ which went against the Special Prosecution Force would have favored it. Again, I doubt whether one can fairly expect perfection even in the capacity of a system to cleanse itself. Not every bank robber is caught.” In fine condition, with light creasing to top edge. Excellent content from the Watergate special prosecutor who acknowledges a bit of “luck” may have factored into the process. RRAuction COA.
