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    Active Liberty: Interpreting Our Democratic Constitution
    Active Liberty: Interpreting Our Democratic Constitution
    Active Liberty: Interpreting Our Democratic Constitution
    Audiobook3 hours

    Active Liberty: Interpreting Our Democratic Constitution

    Written by Justice Stephen Breyer

    Narrated by Justice Stephen Breyer

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    About this audiobook

    A highly respected associate justice of the United States Supreme Court since 1994, Stephen Breyer delivers a lucid and persuasive declaration that "active liberty"-the participation of American citizens in the process of government-should be a guiding principle of our nation. In this exceedingly polarized time, with the high court facing some of its most controversial issues, Active Liberty is a refreshing reminder of the purpose of government and role of the American citizenry.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateJan 14, 2008
    ISBN9781449802837
    Active Liberty: Interpreting Our Democratic Constitution

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    • 4/5
      It’s a good book and I hope his replacement on the Supreme Court reads it. Targeted more to lawyers, but readable and generally understandable for non-lawyers. Good footnote references to cases for those who want to dive a little deeper.
    • 3/5
      Based on the "Tanner Lectures" at Harvard University in 2004, this book discusses constitutional law and liberty under the law. Breyer promulgates a concept entitled "active liberty" which presumably allows the law to maintain a pace with the changes in society and culture over time. I'm not sure that this is something that we should applaud.
    • 3/5
      A short book based on Breyer's 2004 Tanner Lectures on Human Values at Harvard, arguing for the importance of the concept of "active liberty" in constitutional interpretation. Probably for the completist or major Breyer fan.