Dedicated to discussing the Bill of Rights of the U.S. Constitution, this conference report presents the texts of six speeches. The presentations include: "Return to First Principles: The Philosophical and Historical Roots of the Bill of Rights" (A. E. Dick Howard); "How Do We Deal with First Principles?" (Herbert Atherton); "History, Philosophy, and Contemporary Issues of the Bill of Rights" (John Patrick, Jean Otto, Charles Haynes); "Contemporary First Amendment Issues" (Os Guinness); "Educating for Our Common Compact" (R. Freeman Butts); and "Lasting Values: A Catalyst for Global Change" (an edited version of Rita Klimova's speech, and comments by reactors Julia Klimova and Andy Smith). (DB)