Liberty

Michael Zuckert

Much of the political life of the United States takes the form of contests about rights. This passion for liberty was forged and stoked by the nation’s foundational documents: the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights of the U.S....

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Opening Credits

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About the Author

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Lecture 1: Of Rights

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Lecture 2: Orders of Rights

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Lecture 3: The Rights of Man

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Lecture 4: Natural Rights

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Lecture 5: The New Constitution and the Bill of Rights

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Lecture 6: The New Republicanism and the Bill of Rights

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Lecture 7: Modern Constitutionalism and the Bill of Rights

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Lecture 8: Parchment Barrier or Effective Protector of Rights

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Lecture 9: Slavery and the Bill of Rights

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Lecture 10: The Reconstruction Amendments and the Bill of Rights, Part 1

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Lecture 11: The Reconstruction Amendments and the Bill of Rights, Part 2

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Lecture 12: Taming the 14th Amendment

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Lecture 13: Rights after the 14th Amendment

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Lecture 14: The Triumph of Value Judgments

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Lecture 15: Beyond Rights

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Ending Credits

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