Quote from Robert Nisbet, |
"Very commonly in ages when civil rights of one kind are in evidence – those pertaining to freedom of speech and thought in, say, theater, press, and forum, with obscenity and libel laws correspondingly loosened – very real constrictions of individual liberty take place in other, more vital areas: political organization, voluntary association, property, and the right to hold jobs, for example."
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Robert Nisbet (more quotes by Robert Nisbet or books by/about Robert Nisbet) |
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(1913-1996) American sociologist, author |
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Twilight of Authority, 1975 |
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Authority, Civil Rights, Deception, Hypocrisy, Labor, Law, Politics, Property, Speech |
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