“The law is too important to be left to the lawyers, to paraphrase Georges Clemenceau about war and generals. We laymen know too little about our Constitution and think too superficially about its influence on the qualities of American life. Civic duty requires more.” PoliticalPatrioticSkepticismCivicsAmerican Book:The Rights of the People: How Our Search for Safety Invades Our Liberties Source: The Rights of the People: How Our Search for Safety Invades Our Liberties
“Affairs of state tend to drive most presidents toward the center on both foreign and domestic policy, no matter where on the political spectrum they begin, and especially so in the areas of intelligence and law enforcement.” MatterStatesLawPoliticalPresidentPolicyAreasAffairLaw EnforcementEnforcementSpectrumPolitical SpectrumDomestic Policy Author:David K. Shipler
