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@lt;p@gt; Deeply thoughtful...Breyer's goal is for the system to work, to solve problems, to improve our national life...He is building an argument for the ages...A clarion call to future generations...This is a brave book. @lt;br@gt;--Jeff Shesol, @lt;i@gt;The New York Times Book Review@lt;br@gt;@lt;br@gt;@lt;/i@gt; A sparkling and ambitious book . . . Justice Breyer takes a deep breath and delivers an eloquent exposition that seeks to clarify the court's role in a healthy system of government. @lt;br@gt;--Ken Gormley, @lt;i@gt; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette@lt;br@gt;@lt;br@gt;@lt;/i@gt; Vivid and full of surprising details . . . Breyer's willingness to present his argument in terms that educated citizens can understand, in the hope of persuading all of us to participate actively in American democracy, exemplifies an idealism about what is possible in a democratic citizenry, and an optimism about it, that is as impressive as it is rare on the Supreme Court . . . Very admirable. @lt;br@gt;--

<p> Deeply thoughtful...Breyer's goal is for the system to work, to solve problems, to improve our national life...He is building an argument for the ages...A clarion call to future generations...This is a brave book. <br>--Jeff Shesol, The New York Times Book Review <br> A sparkling and ambitious book . . . Justice Breyer takes a deep breath and delivers an eloquent exposition that seeks to clarify the court's role in a healthy system of government. <br>--Ken Gormley, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette <br> Vivid and full of surprising details . . . Breyer's willingness to present his argument in terms that educated citizens can understand, in the hope of persuading all of us to participate actively in American democracy, exemplifies an idealism about what is possible in a democratic citizenry, and an optimism about it, that is as impressive as it is rare on the Supreme Court . . . Very admirable. <br>--Jeffrey Rosen, The New Republic <br> A calm, reasoned book about how the Sup

Deeply thoughtful...Breyer's goal is for the system to work, to solve problems, to improve our national life...He is building an argument for the ages...A clarion call to future generations...This is a brave book. --Jeff Shesol, The New York Times Book Review A sparkling and ambitious book . . . Justice Breyer takes a deep breath and delivers an eloquent exposition that seeks to clarify the court's role in a healthy system of government. --Ken Gormley, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Vivid and full of surprising details . . . Breyer's willingness to present his argument in terms that educated citizens can understand, in the hope of persuading all of us to participate actively in American democracy, exemplifies an idealism about what is possible in a democratic citizenry, and an optimism about it, that is as impressive as it is rare on the Supreme Court . . . Very admirable. --Jeffrey Rosen, The New Republic A calm, reasoned book about how the Supreme Court should do its work and how, in history it has sometimes failed the challenge . . . A remarkable contribution to educating the public about our constitutional system. --Anthony Lewis, New York Review of Books A great read . . . At a moment in which most of us talk about the Constitution in tones of rage and betrayal, Breyer's optimism, modesty, and scholarly passion are welcome change. Making Our Democracy Work is an invitation to a much more civilized and nuanced conversation about the relationship between Americans, their government, and their freedom. --Dahlia Lithwick, Slate An accomplished writer, Justice Breyer's absorbing stories offer insight into how a democracy works, and sometimes fails. -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) The most honest discussion of what a judge should do that you will ever find, all the more remarkable because it is written by a sitting Supreme Court justice. --David Fontana, The Washington Post

<p> Deeply thoughtful...Breyer's goal is for the system to work, to solve problems, to improve our national life...He is building an argument for the ages...A clarion call to future generations...This is a brave book. <br>--Jeff Shesol, The New York Times Book Review <br> A sparkling and ambitious book . . . Justice Breyer takes a deep breath and delivers an eloquent exposition that seeks to clarify the court's role in a healthy system of government. <br>--Ken Gormley, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette <br> Vivid and full of surprising details . . . Breyer's willingness to present his argument in terms that educated citizens can understand, in the hope of persuading all of us to participate actively in American democracy, exemplifies an idealism about what is possible in a democratic citizenry, and an optimism about it, that is as impressive as it is rare on the Supreme Court . . . Very admirable. <br>--

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Stephen Breyer is an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court. He is a resident of Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Washington, D.C.

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