Reflections on Freedom of Speech and the First Amendment

"Drawing on the Socratic tradition in political philosophy as well as on British and American traditions of constitutional law, Anastaplo shows why freedom of speech is essential to republican government."

~Eugene F. Miller, University of Georgia

"Anastaplo's understanding of the importance of thoughtful speech for good government allows him to offer chapters on individuals and books or documents that standard treatments of the first amendment do not cover."

~Murray Dry, author of Civil Peace and the Quest for Truth: The First Amendment

"Distinctive, self-assured, audaciously unconventional, and challenging. Those within Anastaplo's circles will want to look at this book for its skilled and precise rendition of established fare. And those outside those circles, who are less familiar with Anastaplo's concerns, or even those ill-disposed toward those circles, should yet find the book worth careful reading and deliberation."

~Ira L. Strauber, Grinnell College, Law & Politics