Silence and Freedom

by Louis Michael Seidman

"You have the right to remain silent." These words, drawn from the Supreme Court's famous decision in Miranda v. Arizona, have had a tremendous impact on the public imagination. But what a strange right this is. Of all the activities that are especially worthy of protection, that define us as human beings, foster human potential, and symbolize human ambition, why privilege silence?

This thoughtful and iconoclastic book argues that...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804756201
• ISBN13: 9780804756204
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Stanford Law and Politics
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.4"