Why We Whisper: Restoring Our Right to Say It's WrongWhy We Whisper is about free speech in America, but not "freedom of speech" as it is often defined today. The visionaries who designed the Constitution and Bill of Rights intended the First Amendment not to protect destructive behavior and obscenity but rather to empower Americans to engage in public political debate with their ideas and values, including those traditional ideas and values that have made America great. DeMint and Woodard encourage principled Americans to fight back and regain this fundamental freedom. |
Contents
Intolerance or Compassion? | 151 |
Overcoming our SelfImposed Silence Regaining Our Voices | 173 |
Notes | 203 |
Copyright | |
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Why We Whisper: Restoring Our Right to Say It's Wrong David J. Woodard,Jim DeMint Limited preview - 2007 |
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