Modern Liberty: And The Limits of Government
by Charles Fried
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How has the modern welfare state redefined our notion of individual liberty? Are we free to express ourselves in speech, at work, or through sex? Arguing that equality is often the most potent rival of liberty, legal philosopher and jurist Fried demonstrates how the dense tangle of government regulations both supports and threatens our personal freedoms. Illustrated with examples from contemporary life, this book is vividly relevant to the experiences and needs of everyday Americans, updated show more for a time when we have put fascist and Marxist tyranny firmly behind us but still confront kinder, gentler threats to our liberty.--From publisher description. show lessTags
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Charles Fried is the Beneficial Professor of Law at Harvard University Law School. He is a former Solicitor General of the United States and a former Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts.
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- Modern Liberty: And The Limits of Government
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- Politics and Government, Nonfiction, Philosophy, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 323.44 — Society, government, & culture Political science Civil Rights & Liberties/ Human Rights The state and the individual Liberty
- LCC
- JC585 .F7575 — Political Science Political theory Political theory. The state. Theories of the state Purpose, functions, and relations of the state
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