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The defiance, anger, passion and optimism of America s most celebrated and most detested radical lawyer, William Kunstler, ring throughout this selection of his unpublished speeches. The consequence of Kunstler s outspoken opposition to war, racism and political repression was an extensive FBI file, which included secretly recorded transcripts of many of his public speeches, some of which are published here. The introduction by Michael Ratner, President of the New York Center for Constitutional Rights and attorney for the Camp X-Ray prisoners from Afghanistan, points out Kunstler s words are even more prescient today than in his time.

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Author:   William M Kunstler ,  Michael Ratner
Publisher:   Ocean Press
Imprint:   Ocean Press
Dimensions:   Width: 12.70cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 19.70cm
Weight:   0.130kg
ISBN:  

9781876175795

ISBN 10:   1876175796
Pages:   120
Publication Date:   15 March 2004
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction: The Obligation To Resist Illegitimate Authority - Michael Ratner; William Moses Kunstler (1919-95) - Michael Steven Smith; 1. Public Ethics and the Bill of Rights; 2. The Origins of the U.S. Constitution; 3. What Is Law? 4. The Outer Limits of Advocacy; 5. On Violence; 6. FBI-Transcribed Speech at Western Kentucky University; 7. FBI-Transcribed Speech in Bowling Green, Kentucky; 8. Summation for the Defense in the Chicago Seven Trial; 9. FBI-Transcribed Speech in Jacksonville, Florida; 10. FBI-Transcribed Speech in San Jose, California; 11. Defending Flag Burning as Symbolic Speech; 12. Concerning Free Speech for Racists and Totalitarians; 13. Commemorating the 1970 Murder of Four Students; 14. Devoting Yourself to Others; 15. The Movement is Not Dead; Afterword: Bill Kunstler, An Appreciation - Hon. Gustin L. Reichbach

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William Kunstler refused to remain silent in the face of chronic and systematic injustice. --Martin Luther King, Jr. A warrior whose weapons were words... --Mumia Abu-Jamal 'The Emerging Police State' contains the most distilled wisdom of the most effective and eloquent civil liberties lawyer of our times. --Holly Maguigan, Co-President of the Society of American Law Teachers

William Kunstler refused to remain silent in the face of chronic and systematic injustice. --Martin Luther King, Jr. <br><p> <br> A warrior whose weapons were words... --Mumia Abu-Jamal <br><p> <br> 'The Emerging Police State' contains the most distilled wisdom of the most effective and eloquent civil liberties lawyer of our times. --Holly Maguigan, Co-President of the Society of American Law Teachers

William Kunstler refused to remain silent in the face of chronic and systematic injustice. --Martin Luther King, Jr. A warrior whose weapons were words... --Mumia Abu-Jamal 'The Emerging Police State' contains the most distilled wisdom of the most effective and eloquent civil liberties lawyer of our times. --Holly Maguigan, Co-President of the Society of American Law Teachers

Author Information

William Kunstler was the most prominent radical lawyer and outstanding defender of civil rights in the United States in the second half of the 20th century. He represented Martin Luther King, Jr., Marlon Brando, the Attica prisoners, and the Chicago Seven. Michael Ratner is the president of the Center for Constitutional Rights, New York, and teaches law at Columbia University. He is currently defending detainees held at the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo, Cuba.

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