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Are Our Visions of Liberty Secure?
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Item Title Are Our Visions of Liberty Secure?
Guest Glasser, Ira
Host Buckley, William F., Jr. (1925-2008)
Moderator Kinsley, Michael E.
Date CreatedOctober 28, 1991
Description

It had been 200 years since the Bill of Rights was ratified, and the Supreme Court had agreed to hear a case involving an invocation by a rabbi at a high-school graduation. Messrs. Buckley and Glasser--longtime friendly antagonists--argue civilly but seriously, focusing principally on the First Amendment and religion. WFB: "The fanatical interpretation of the ACLU ... is that it is your holy responsibility to protect any human being from the normal pressures that he ought to identify with being a minority. I'm a Catholic; I'm a minority; but it doesn't bother me at all that a Protestant version of the Bible might be used by somebody who says a blessing at an event." IG: "Well, the fact that it doesn't bother you doesn't mean that makes it okay. The issue really is who else it bothers and what ought the proper role of government to be."

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Place RecordedNew York City, New York, United States
DimensionsDuration: 30 minutes
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Medium television programs
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sound
Hoover IDProgram S0911
Record Number80040.1166
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