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Freedom Of Conscience: Separating Church And State, Jethro K. Lieberman
Freedom Of Conscience: Separating Church And State, Jethro K. Lieberman
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The Teaching Function Of The First Amendment, Vincent A. Blasi
The Teaching Function Of The First Amendment, Vincent A. Blasi
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In this important book, Professor Bollinger seeks to understand and remedy the inadequacy he perceives in the way our legal culture deals with extremist speech. He argues that the high level of protection the first amendment has been construed to require serves a social function that has not been fully recognized or carefully evaluated. His thesis is that the contemporary social function of the idea of freedom of speech is to help the society develop a general capacity for tolerance, a capacity that determines how we respond to many forms of conduct as well as speech. Once this function is …