Shaky Wall of Tears -- The Enduring Debate That Changed Our Way of Life

Author: (American) Kofe, (American) Caldwell, translated by Pan Weijie et al.
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Publishing Date: 2006-07-01
Features: When modern society attempts to untie the Gordian knot of slavery or the right to die, the political process is often proven to be both powerless and unwilling to address these complex issues. Thus, lawyers step in as temporary agents. When legislators are unwilling or unable to legislate on these matters, the American people turn their attention to the judicial system. In the courtroom, the fundamental principles of democratic tradition are linked to the future. This book consists of eight landmark closing arguments from trial transcripts spanning 250 years. These transcripts redefine American civil rights and profoundly impact American society. Over the past three centuries, it is precisely due to the immortal contributions of these cases in the transformation of American culture, society, and the rule of law that civil rights have been protected. The closing argument materials of these trials are inaccessible to laypeople, although most Americans are affected by the ongoing impact of these cases. Fortunately, from John Quincy Adams in the Amistad case exposing the injustice of slavery to the Susan B. Anthony case's ruling paving the way for women's public life, to Larry Flynt in the obscenity case becoming an unexpected winner of freedom of speech, the authors of this book present the most important and most exciting closing arguments in American history. This is a beautifully written, authoritative work that tells the story of how legal professionals in America have upheld the fine traditions of the legal profession and used their professional skills to significantly influence the course of American culture and history. It presents the closing arguments of the most important civil cases and their rulings in American history in clear and persuasive language. From these closing arguments, it is evident that this book is not only suitable for lawyers or historians but also for anyone who wants to understand how civil rights were formed.