Solzhenitsyn at Harvard: The Address, Twelve Early Responses, and Six Later ReflectionsRonald Berman |
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... freedom but also some misuse of such freedom . The culprit can go unpunished or obtain undeserved leniency — all with the support of thousands of defen- ders in the society . When a government earnestly undertakes to root out terrorism ...
... freedom but also some misuse of such freedom . The culprit can go unpunished or obtain undeserved leniency — all with the support of thousands of defen- ders in the society . When a government earnestly undertakes to root out terrorism ...
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... freedom is misconceived if it is defined as the right to do anything one pleases . Every specific freedom we can reasonably defend must be one that is desirable or normative . Second , no desirable freedom can be unqualified ; every ...
... freedom is misconceived if it is defined as the right to do anything one pleases . Every specific freedom we can reasonably defend must be one that is desirable or normative . Second , no desirable freedom can be unqualified ; every ...
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... freedom is at stake , the press unanimously denies that the public has a right to know - on the grounds of freedom of the press . But if that is true , then may it not also be true that in the interests of preserving a free society ...
... freedom is at stake , the press unanimously denies that the public has a right to know - on the grounds of freedom of the press . But if that is true , then may it not also be true that in the interests of preserving a free society ...
Contents
A World Split Apart | 3 |
The Obsession of Solzhenitsyn | 23 |
Thoughts on Solzhenitsyn | 30 |
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