First Amendment Dialogue with Anthony Lewis
McCormick Tribune Freedom Museum, torsdag, maj 1, 2008 kl. 6pm
Anthony Lewis diskuterer Freedom for the Thought That We Hate: A Biography of the First Amendment.
Admission: Free (Reservations required. Register online or call 312-222-7871 to RSVP.)
Freedom for the Thought That We Hate: A Biography of the First Amendment is the latest book by two-time Pulitzer Prize winning author Anthony Lewis. Lewis’ book traces the origins of the First Amendment making a case for the importance of freedom of expression, even speech we “hate”. As Americans, we are privileged with more freedom of speech rights than any other country. We are free to say and write what we think. The reason for this extraordinary freedom is not a superior culture of tolerance, but just fourteen words in our most fundamental legal document: the free expression clauses of the First Amendment to the Constitution. While Lewis strongly defends the right to free speech he also recognizes that the same right to speak freely can be in direct conflict with equally basic rights such as the right to privacy or justice. What better location to engage in a First Amendment discuss than the Freedom Museum whose mission is to educate the public on their First Amendment rights? (bookjones)… (mere)
Admission: Free (Reservations required. Register online or call 312-222-7871 to RSVP.)
Freedom for the Thought That We Hate: A Biography of the First Amendment is the latest book by two-time Pulitzer Prize winning author Anthony Lewis. Lewis’ book traces the origins of the First Amendment making a case for the importance of freedom of expression, even speech we “hate”. As Americans, we are privileged with more freedom of speech rights than any other country. We are free to say and write what we think. The reason for this extraordinary freedom is not a superior culture of tolerance, but just fourteen words in our most fundamental legal document: the free expression clauses of the First Amendment to the Constitution. While Lewis strongly defends the right to free speech he also recognizes that the same right to speak freely can be in direct conflict with equally basic rights such as the right to privacy or justice. What better location to engage in a First Amendment discuss than the Freedom Museum whose mission is to educate the public on their First Amendment rights? (bookjones)… (mere)
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