The Conscience of the Constitution: The Declaration of Independence and the Right to Liberty - Couverture souple

Sandefur, Timothy

 
9781939709691: The Conscience of the Constitution: The Declaration of Independence and the Right to Liberty
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ISBN 10 : 1939709695 ISBN 13 : 9781939709691
Editeur : Cato Institute, 2015

Synopsis

"Now the nation no longer lacks what it has long needed, a slender book that lucidly explains the intensity of conservatism's disagreements with progressivism."--George Will, The Washington Post

Is liberty or democracy the primary constitutional value? At a time when Americans are increasingly facing violations of their civil liberties, Timothy Sandefur's insightful book explains why the Declaration of Independence, with its doctrines on the primacy of liberty, the natural rights of man, and the limits on legitimate government, should serve as the guidepost for understanding the Constitution. The author takes the reader through the ideas of substantive due process and judicial activism and defends them from mainstream criticisms while drawing on examples from literature, television, and Supreme Court cases. The Conscience of the Constitution: The Declaration of Independence and the Right to Liberty argues that modern legal doctrines, which value democracy over liberty, are endangering individual rights and corrupting our civic institutions.

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À propos de l?auteur

Timothy Sandefur is vice president for litigation at the Goldwater Institute, where he oversees the legal staff and holds the Clarence J. and Katherine P. Duncan Chair in Constitutional Government. He has litigated important cases involving economic liberty, private property, and other individual rights. Sandefur is the author of six books--The Ascent of Jacob Bronowski (2019), Frederick Douglass: Self‐Made Man (2018), Cornerstone of Liberty: Property Rights in 21st Century America (second edition, coauthored with Christina Sandefur, 2016), and The Permission Society (2016).

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Éditeur
Cato Institute
Date d'édition
2015
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1939709695
ISBN 13 
9781939709691
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
200
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9781939709035: The Conscience of the Constitution: The Declaration of Independence and the Right to Liberty

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ISBN 10 :  1939709032 ISBN 13 :  9781939709035
Editeur : Cato Institute, 2014
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