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Carter: Discussion vital in democracy

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Basak Otus
Contributing Reporter
Published Wednesday, February 20, 2008
The emphasis in a democracy should be on listening rather than on speaking, Stephen L. Carter LAW ’79 said at a talk in Sterling Memorial Lecture Hall on Tuesday. Carter, the William Nelson Cromwell professor of law at Yale, presented “Some Third Thoughts on Religion and Politics” to a diverse audience of about 20 members of the Yale community.
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Law School professor Stephen Carter LAW ’79 argued that “the Constitution only binds the government,” not the people, at a talk Tuesday.
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Law School professor Stephen Carter LAW ’79 argued that “the Constitution only binds the government,” not the people, at a talk Tuesday.

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