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April 29, 2006
The Instinct for Liberty
From former ACLU board member, jazz critic, and Village Voice columnist Nat Hentoff about a recent speaking tour:
“[And once,] in Miami, I was asked to speak on the Constitution before a large audience of primarily black and Hispanic high schoolers. Before I went on, a teacher told me not to be disappointed in their indifference because, she said, ‘all they care about are clothes and music.’
After more than an hour of my stories on how we got the First, Fourth, and Fifth Amendments, I got a standing ovation, because they had discovered America.”
Well not really, Nat. What they “discovered” is that they like the idea of living in liberty. But thanks for helping spread the meme though.
Posted by Ali Massoud at April 29, 2006 01:47 PM
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