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Reason And Authority In Legal Ethics, W. Bradley Wendel
Reason And Authority In Legal Ethics, W. Bradley Wendel
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
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Liberalism And The Establishment Clause, Steven H. Shiffrin
Liberalism And The Establishment Clause, Steven H. Shiffrin
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
Every political theory tolerates some things and not others. Every political theory promotes a particular kind of person even if it denies it is doing so. But the best liberalism does not confine itself to promoting a Rawlsian-tolerant citizen. Liberalism, like conservatism, has greater ambitions in the socialization of the young. The best liberalism, a neo-Millian liberalism, promotes a creative, independent, autonomous, engaged citizen and human being who works with others to make for a better society and speaks out against unjust customs, habits, institutions, traditions, hierarchies, and authorities.
Although government may promote a particular conception of the good life, …