The Morality of Consent

"Thisshortbutprovocativevolume...isafittingtestimonytotheauthor'sextraordinary，thoughtragicallybrief，careerasaconstitutionalscholar，lawyerandteacher.Injustahundredandahalfliteratepages，wearetreatedtovintageBickelinsightintoeverymajorpoliticalissueofthedecade，fromthecivilrightsmovement，totheWarrenCourt，throughthefreneticuniversityupheavals，and-inevitably-toWatergate....Atapestrywovenbyamasterofsubtlecolorandtexture."-AlanM.Dershowitz，NewYorkTimesBookReview"PresentsthecoreofBickel's]legalandpoliticalphilosophy....InthefiveessaysthatcomposethisvolumeBickelexplorestherelationshipbetweenmoralityandlaw，examiningtheroleoftheConstitutionandSupremeCourtinourpoliticalprocess，thenatureofcitizenship，theFirstAmendment，civildisobedience，andthemoralauthorityoftheintellectual....AllwillbestimulatedbyBickel'sthoughtfulmessage."-Perspective"Bickel]wrotewithastonishingclarity.Ittakesnolegaltrainingtounderstandhisthinkingaboutthelaw.Nordoesittakeawillingnesstoagreewithhim.Allthat'srequiredofthereaderofthisimportant'little'bookisaconcernthatrivalsBickel'saboutthefutureofAmericansociety."-Newsweek"Anilluminating，oftenamovingbook，withallofProfessorBickel'srareabilitytobringlawtolifeinvividwords."-AnthonyLewisAlexanderM.Bickel，SterlingProfessorofLawatYaleLawSchool，taughtatYalefrom1956untilhisdeathin1974.