It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong : the case for personal freedom /
Does the government exist to serve us, or to master us? Napolitano offers eye-opening, sometimes frightening examples of how, time and again, the human liberties we are guaranteed in the Constitution are vanishing before our eyes.
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Nashville :
Thomas Nelson,
[2011]
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: where do our rights come from?
- Jefferson's masterpiece: the Declaration of Independence
- Get off my land : the right to own property
- Names will never hurt me : the freedom of speech
- I left my rights in San Franscisco : the freedom of association
- You can leave any time you want: the freedom to travel
- You can leave me alone : the right to privacy
- That flesh is mine : you own your body
- Sticks and stones will break my bones : the right to self-defense
- You'll hear from me : the right to petition the government for redress of grievances
- War . . .war . . .what is it good for? : the right to enjoy peace
- When the devil turns round on you : the right to fairness from the government
- A dime isn't worth a penny anymore : the right to sound money
- Theft by any other name : the right to spend your own money
- A ride on Dr. Feinberg's bus : the right to be governed by laws with moral limits
- Disobeying stupidity : the right to ignore the state
- Conclusion.