An edition of Tough talk (1998)

Tough talk

how I fought for writers, comics, bigots, and the American way

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An edition of Tough talk (1998)

Tough talk

how I fought for writers, comics, bigots, and the American way

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The boisterous freedom promised by the First Amendment is both the heart of the American experiment and the fissure along which it divides itself. Those who would fight freedom's enemies, from political correctness to corporate intimidation to outright censorship, face powerful adversaries. But they also have a potent weapon at their disposal: good, old-fashioned talk - tough talk. And as one of America's leading First Amendment attorneys, Martin Garbus is one of the toughest talkers there is.

Starting with his work on the team that defended the legendary satirist Lenny Bruce against obscenity charges, Garbus has been a fearless advocate for some of the most important voices of our time, among them union organizer Cesar Chavez, actor Robert Redford, director Spike Lee, writer Samuel Beckett, Russian dissident Andrei Sakharov, and Czech playwright Vaclav Havel, who, as president of his country's revolutionary government, invited Garbus to help write the nation's constitution.

In Tough Talk, Garbus goes behind the scenes to show us how our system really works and what he does to make it work for his clients. How does an attorney get controversial cases? What does he do to gain control of a hostile courtroom? How does he work with a defendant whose beliefs are the opposite of his own?

Tough Talk is both the story of one man's battle for freedom and a clear-eyed account of every major First Amendment issue this nation has faced in the last three decades, for the battles Garbus has fought have become the touchstones of America's debate about the limits of freedom.

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Times Books
Language
English
Pages
307

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Tough talk: how I fought for writers, comics, bigots, and the American way
1998, Times Books
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Edition Notes

Includes index.

Published in
New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
342.73/0853
Library of Congress
KF373.G29 A33 1998

The Physical Object

Pagination
x, 307 p. ;
Number of pages
307

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL698624M
Internet Archive
toughtalkhowifou00garb
ISBN 10
0812930177
LCCN
97046346
OCLC/WorldCat
37935243
Library Thing
518145
Goodreads
1559481

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