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a lost letter, a remarkable discovery, and the First Amendment in an age of terrorism

Alan Dershowitz

John Wiley & Sons,

xi, 244 p. , ill. , 22 cm.

My passion for collecting -- My passions for freedom of speech, criminal law, and Thomas Jefferson -- Finding the Jefferson letter -- The provenance of the Jefferson-Broadman letter -- Where we have come since 1826 -- Jeffersonʹs first argument : an expressed opinion can never constitute an overt act -- Jeffersonʹs second argument : if conscience is the umpire then each judgeʹs conscience will govern -- Jeffersonʹs third argument : we have nothing to fear from the demoralizing reasonings of some, if others are left free to demonstrate their errors -- Jeffersonʹs fourth argument : the law stands ready to punish the first criminal act produced by the false reasoning? -- Jeffersonʹs fifth argument : "these are safer correctives than the conscience of a judge" -- Jeffersonʹs views on the terrorism of his era -- Jeffersonʹs actions in the Burr case -- Jeffersonʹs views on torture, habeus corpus, and other issues currently debated in the context of terrorism -- How would Jefferson strike the balance between freedom of speech and prevention of terrorism? -- My view, as influenced by Jefferson and the experiences of our time.

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1390/02/04

9780470167113 (cloth : alk. paper) ,

Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-233) and index.

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