Finding, Framing, and Hanging Jefferson A

The #1 New York Times bestselling author, Harvard Law School professor, and tireless defender of civil liberties unearths a little-known letter by his hero, Thomas Jefferson, and shares its secrets. The letter illuminates Jefferson's views on freedom of speech in a way that has important implications for the country today, particularly in the struggle against terrorism. This book is about the remarkable letter Dershowitz found, how he found it, and why it matters not only to him, but to us today.

Harold Ramis, film director,screenwriter, and actor

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 bestseller Chutzpah, Preemption: A Knife That Cuts Both Ways, and the Wiley books The Case for Israel, also a New York Times bestseller; The Case for Peace: How the Arab-Israeli Conflict Can Be Resolved; What Israel Means to Me; and Blasphemy. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Foreword
Acknowledgments
The Collector and His Passions
My Passion for Collecting
My Passions for Freedom of Speech, Criminal Law and Thomas Jefferson
The Letter
Finding the Jefferson Letter
The Provenance of the Jefferson-Broadman Letter
My Letter to Jefferson
Where we have come since 1826
Jefferson's First Argument: An Expressed Opinion Can Never Constitute An Overt Act
Jefferson's Second Argument: If Conscience Is the Umpire Then Each Judge's Conscience Will Govern
Jefferson's Third Argument: "We Have Nothing To Fear From The Demoralizing Reasonings Of Some, If Others Are Left Free To Demonstrate Their Errors"
Jefferson's Fourth Argument: "The law stands ready to punish the first criminal act produced by the false reasoning"
Jefferson's Fifth Argument
What Would Jefferson Say About Terrorism And Speech Today?
Jefferson's Views On The "Terrorism" Of His Era
Jefferson's Actions in the Burr Case
Jefferson's Views on Torture, Habeus Corpus and Other Issues Currently Debated in the Context of Terrorism
How Would Jefferson Strike the Balance Between Freedom of Speech and Prevention of Terrorism?
My View, as Influenced by Jefferson and the Experiences of Our Time.Notes
Index
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Finding, Framing, and Hanging Jefferson A Lost Letter, a Remarkable Discovery, and Freedom of Speech in an Age of Terrorism

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