Scalia speaks reflections on law, faith, and life well lived
"This definitive collection of beloved Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's finest speeches covers topics as varied as the law, faith, virtue, pastimes, and his heroes and friends. Featuring a foreword by longtime friend Ruth Bader Ginsburg and an intimate introduction by his youngest so...
| Main Author: | Scalia, Antonin (Author) |
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| Other Authors: | Scalia, Christopher J. (Editor), Whelan, Edward, 1960- (Editor) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Crown Forum,
[2017]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Foreword by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg ; Introduction by Christopher J. Scalia
- ON THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND ETHNICITY. What makes an American ; Italian view of the Irish ; Only in America ; American values and European values
- ON LIVING AND LEARNING. The arts ; Games and sports ; Writing well ; Turkey hunting ; Civic education ; College education ; Legal education ; The legal profession ; Platitudes and wisdom
- ON FAITH. The Christian as cretin ; Being different ; Catholic higher education ; Church and state ; Religious retreats ; Faith and judging
- ON LAW. The idea of the Constitution ; The vocation of a judge ; Original meaning ; Interpreting the Constitution ; The freedom of speech ; Congressional power ; The crisis in judicial appointments ; Legislative history ; Natural law ; Foreign law ; Judges as mullahs ; Dissents ; Legal canards
- ON VIRTUE AND THE PUBLIC GOOD. Courage ; Tradition ; Character ; Right and left ; The Holocaust
- ON HEROES AND FRIENDS. George Washington ; Abraham Lincoln ; William Howard Taft ; Ruth Bader Ginsburg.