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Author Fried, Charles, 1935-2024

Title Modern liberty : and the limits of government / Charles Fried.

Publication Info. New York : W.W. Norton & Co., [2007]
©2007

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Location Call No. Status
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  323.49 F912    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction  232.44 FRI    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  323.44 FR    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description 217 pages ; 22 cm.
Series Issues of our time
Issues of our time (W.W. Norton & Company)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-201) and index.
Summary 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 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.
Contents Liberty : the very idea -- Liberty and its competitors -- Liberty and rights -- Liberty of the mind -- Sex -- Back to work -- The spirit of liberty.
Subject Liberty.
State, The.
ISBN 0393060004 hardcover
9780393060003 hardcover
Standard No. 9780393060003
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