Living the Bill of Rights: How to Be an Authentic American
- ISBN-10
- 0520219813
- ISBN-13
- 9780520219816
- Category
- Law
- Pages
- 253
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999-12
- Publisher
- Univ of California Press
- Author
- Nat Hentoff
Description
Demonstrates what can be done to protect citizen rights when the Bill of Rights is thought of as a living document
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