Taking the Constitution Seriously
Walter Berns | Madison Books (Paperback Reprint) and Simon & Schuster (Hardcover Original)
January 01, 1991

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  • Title:

    Taking the Constitution Seriously

  • Paperback ISBN:

    0819179701

  • Paperback Dimensions:

    0.73'' x 8.47'' x 5.40''
  • 287 Paperback pages

  • Hardcover ISBN:

    0671602322

Walter Berns's book is must reading for every judge, law student, or member of the general public who wants to know more about our Federal Constitution. Berns concisely and clearly relates the history of the document but brings it down into modern, everyday life with an excellent discussion of the difference between "rights" and "interests" which keep getting confused by the United States Supreme Court.

Walter Berns is a resident scholar at AEI.

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  • Walter Berns is also a professor emeritus at Georgetown University. A scholar of political philosophy and constitutional law, he has written extensively on American government and politics in both professional and popular journals. He is the author of numerous books on democracy, the Constitution, and patriotism. His most recent book is Democracy and the Constitution (AEI Press, 2006), a collection of essays. He was awarded the National Humanities Medal in 2005.
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