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The Second Bill of Rights: FDR'S Unfinished Revolution and Why We Need It More than Ever
The Second Bill of Rights FDR'S Unfinished Revolution and Why We Need It More than Ever
Author: Cass R. Sunstein
The Second Bill of Rights brings back from obscurity the greatest speech of the greatest president of the twentieth century, to issue a stirring call for much-needed rights that were never enacted. In 1944, Franklin Delano Roosevelt gave a State of the Union Address that was arguably the greatest political speech of the twentieth century. The s...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780465083329
ISBN-10: 0465083323
Publication Date: 7/2004
Pages: 294
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Publisher: Basic Books
Book Type: Hardcover
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The proposed 2nd Bill of Rights:

The right to a useful and remunerative job in the industries or shops or farms or mines of the nation;
The right to earn enough to provide adequate food and clothing and recreation;
The right of every farmer to raise and sell his products at a return which will give him and his family a decent living;
The right of every businessman, large and small, to trade in an atmosphere of freedom from unfair competition and domination by monopolies at home or abroad;
The right of every family to a decent home;
The right to adequate medical care and the opportunity to achieve and enjoy good health;
The right to adequate protection from the economic fears of old age, sickness, accident, and unemployment;
The right to a good education


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