Finding, Framing, and Hanging Jefferson: A Lost Letter, a Remarkable Discovery, and Freedom of Speech in an Age of Terrorism
Autor Alan M. Dershowitzen Limba Engleză Paperback – 22 apr 2009
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ISBN-13: 9780470450437
ISBN-10: 0470450436
Pagini: 256
Dimensiuni: 130 x 203 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.27 kg
Editura: Wiley
Locul publicării:Hoboken, United States
ISBN-10: 0470450436
Pagini: 256
Dimensiuni: 130 x 203 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.27 kg
Editura: Wiley
Locul publicării:Hoboken, United States
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Fans of Alan Dershowitz, collectors, current affairs readers; readers interested in freedom of speech; those interested in US History.Descriere
History
" This book is a wonderful adventure story that uses Jefferson′s arguments and Dershowitz′s counters to illuminate issues that were important and difficult when the U.S. was a new nation and that remain so today. I recommend it to every citizen concerned with preserving our liberties and combating terrorism."
–President William Jefferson Clinton
"The 1801 letter of Thomas Jefferson to Elijah Boardman is of tremendous interest and importance, as is the remarkable story of its discovery by Alan Dershowitz."
–David McCullough, Pulitzer Prize winning author
"This book is terrific on every level: as a memoir of a passionate collector, it is delightful; as an account of an important historical discovery, it is riveting; as a defense of free speech, it is brilliant."
–Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
" This book is a wonderful adventure story that uses Jefferson′s arguments and Dershowitz′s counters to illuminate issues that were important and difficult when the U.S. was a new nation and that remain so today. I recommend it to every citizen concerned with preserving our liberties and combating terrorism."
–President William Jefferson Clinton
"The 1801 letter of Thomas Jefferson to Elijah Boardman is of tremendous interest and importance, as is the remarkable story of its discovery by Alan Dershowitz."
–David McCullough, Pulitzer Prize winning author
"This book is terrific on every level: as a memoir of a passionate collector, it is delightful; as an account of an important historical discovery, it is riveting; as a defense of free speech, it is brilliant."
–Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
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History
" This book is a wonderful adventure story that uses Jefferson′s arguments and Dershowitz′s counters to illuminate issues that were important and difficult when the U.S. was a new nation and that remain so today. I recommend it to every citizen concerned with preserving our liberties and combating terrorism."
–President William Jefferson Clinton
"The 1801 letter of Thomas Jefferson to Elijah Boardman is of tremendous interest and importance, as is the remarkable story of its discovery by Alan Dershowitz."
–David McCullough, Pulitzer Prize winning author
"This book is terrific on every level: as a memoir of a passionate collector, it is delightful; as an account of an important historical discovery, it is riveting; as a defense of free speech, it is brilliant."
–Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
" This book is a wonderful adventure story that uses Jefferson′s arguments and Dershowitz′s counters to illuminate issues that were important and difficult when the U.S. was a new nation and that remain so today. I recommend it to every citizen concerned with preserving our liberties and combating terrorism."
–President William Jefferson Clinton
"The 1801 letter of Thomas Jefferson to Elijah Boardman is of tremendous interest and importance, as is the remarkable story of its discovery by Alan Dershowitz."
–David McCullough, Pulitzer Prize winning author
"This book is terrific on every level: as a memoir of a passionate collector, it is delightful; as an account of an important historical discovery, it is riveting; as a defense of free speech, it is brilliant."
–Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
Cuprins
Acknowledgments. PART I THE COLLECTOR AND HIS PASSIONS.
1 My Passion for Collecting.
2 My Passions for Freedom of Speech, Criminal Law, and Thomas Jefferson.
PART II THE LETTER.
3 Finding the Jefferson Letter.
4 The Provenance of the Jefferson–Boardman Letter.
PART III MY LETTER TO JEFFERSON.
5 Where We Have Come since 1826.
6 Jefferson s First Argument: An Expressed Opinion Can Never Constitute an Overt Act.
7 Jefferson s Second Argument: If Conscience Will Govern.
8 Jefferson s Third Argument: "We Have Nothing to Fear from the Demoralizing Reasonings of Some, if Others Are Left Free to Demonstrate Their Errors".
9 Jefferson s Fourth Argument: "The Law Stands Ready to Punish the First Criminal Act Produced by the False Reasoning".
10 Jefferson s Fifth Argument: "These Are Safer Correctives than the Conscience of a Judge".
PART IV WHAT WOULD JEFFERSON SAY ABOUT TERRORISM AND FREEDOM OF SPEECH TODAY?
11 Jefferson s Views on the "Terrorism" of His Era.
12 Jefferson s Actions in the Burr Case.
13 Jefferson s Views on Torture, Habeas Corpus, and Other Issues Currently Debated in the Context of Terrorism.
14 How Would Jefferson Strike the Balance between Freedom of Speech and Prevention of Terrorism.
15 My View, as Influenced by Jefferson and the Experiences of Our Time.
Appendix A A Transcript of the Jefferson Letter and Letterpress Copy.
Appendix B Excerpted from "Discourse: Truth Its Own Test and God Its Only Judge".
Notes.
Index.
1 My Passion for Collecting.
2 My Passions for Freedom of Speech, Criminal Law, and Thomas Jefferson.
PART II THE LETTER.
3 Finding the Jefferson Letter.
4 The Provenance of the Jefferson–Boardman Letter.
PART III MY LETTER TO JEFFERSON.
5 Where We Have Come since 1826.
6 Jefferson s First Argument: An Expressed Opinion Can Never Constitute an Overt Act.
7 Jefferson s Second Argument: If Conscience Will Govern.
8 Jefferson s Third Argument: "We Have Nothing to Fear from the Demoralizing Reasonings of Some, if Others Are Left Free to Demonstrate Their Errors".
9 Jefferson s Fourth Argument: "The Law Stands Ready to Punish the First Criminal Act Produced by the False Reasoning".
10 Jefferson s Fifth Argument: "These Are Safer Correctives than the Conscience of a Judge".
PART IV WHAT WOULD JEFFERSON SAY ABOUT TERRORISM AND FREEDOM OF SPEECH TODAY?
11 Jefferson s Views on the "Terrorism" of His Era.
12 Jefferson s Actions in the Burr Case.
13 Jefferson s Views on Torture, Habeas Corpus, and Other Issues Currently Debated in the Context of Terrorism.
14 How Would Jefferson Strike the Balance between Freedom of Speech and Prevention of Terrorism.
15 My View, as Influenced by Jefferson and the Experiences of Our Time.
Appendix A A Transcript of the Jefferson Letter and Letterpress Copy.
Appendix B Excerpted from "Discourse: Truth Its Own Test and God Its Only Judge".
Notes.
Index.
Notă biografică
Alan Dershowitz, the Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, is one of the country′s foremost appellate lawyers and a distinguished defender of individual liberties. His many books include the #1 New York Times bestsellers Chutzpah and The Case for Israel. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.