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""This is a stimulating, well written and easy-to-read introduction to the increasingly debated issue of what, if anything, the concepts of 'dignity' and 'human dignity' can contribute to the resolution of contested social issues in the United States, and particularly in the legal and constitutional contexts. I know of no equivalent book – it is a significant contribution.""—Christopher McCrudden, University of Michigan ""Erin Daly has done a beautiful job championing the truth that all of humanity deserves to be treated with dignity, especially as the foundation of the rule of law. This hopeful book comes to us when our democracy is on the line fueled by our deep partisan divide. Because of it, dignity is in great peril. Ensuring that everyone deserves to be treated as something of value, enables us to live in a world where justice for all is finally achieved. The health and state of our democracy depends on it.""—Donna Hicks, Harvard University ""This is essential reading for anyone concerned about freedom in America. Daly provocatively claims that only through the protection of human dignity can we realize freedom. Whether in decisions on reproductive rights, hate speech, solitary confinement, poverty pay wages or flooded homes from climate change she finds courts around the world that have rejected violations of dignity. With clear and compelling language she makes plain that without the legal protection of dignity there is no freedom. Read this to see the dignity and therefore freedom deficit in our nation.""—Art Haywood, Pennsylvania State Senate

""This is a stimulating, well written and easy-to-read introduction to the increasingly debated issue of what, if anything, the concepts of 'dignity' and 'human dignity' can contribute to the resolution of contested social issues in the United States, and particularly in the legal and constitutional contexts. I know of no equivalent book – it is a significant contribution."" —Christopher McCrudden, University of Michigan ""Erin Daly has done a beautiful job championing the truth that all of humanity deserves to be treated with dignity, especially as the foundation of the rule of law. This hopeful book comes to us when our democracy is on the line fueled by our deep partisan divide. Because of it, dignity is in great peril. Ensuring that everyone deserves to be treated as something of value, enables us to live in a world where justice for all is finally achieved. The health and state of our democracy depends on it."" —Donna Hicks, Harvard University ""This is essential reading for anyone concerned about freedom in America. Daly provocatively claims that only through the protection of human dignity can we realize freedom. Whether in decisions on reproductive rights, hate speech, solitary confinement, poverty pay wages or flooded homes from climate change she finds courts around the world that have rejected violations of dignity. With clear and compelling language she makes plain that without the legal protection of dignity there is no freedom. Read this to see the dignity and therefore freedom deficit in our nation."" —Art Haywood, Pennsylvania State Senate

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Erin Daly is Executive Director of Dignity Now!, a non-profit organization dedicated to dignity and human rights education, advocacy and reform in the US and globally. She is Professor Emerita of Law at Widener University Delaware Law School and has taught dignity rights throughout the world.

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