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Free-speech advocates boast of despising what racists say but defending to the death their right to say it. Waldron finds this emphasis on intellectual resilience misguided and points instead to the threat hate speech poses to the lives, dignity, and reputations of minority members. Finding support for his view among philosophers of the Enlightenment, Waldron asks us to move beyond knee-jerk American exceptionalism in our debates over the serious consequences of hateful speech.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56292763337077,"sku":"9780674416864","price":19.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780674416864_888b1fcd-c001-411e-aa6d-717574fe43f2.jpg?v=1786014749"},{"product_id":"9780691251318","title":"Budget Justice","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA bold vision that empowers communities to solve our cities’ most pressing problems\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmid political repression and a deepening affordability crisis, \u003ci\u003eBudget Justice\u003c\/i\u003e challenges everything you thought you knew about “dull” and daunting government budgets. It shows how the latter confuse and mislead the public by design, not accident. 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