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The Death of Common Sense: How Law is Suffocating America
The Death of Common Sense How Law is Suffocating America
Author: Philip K. Howard
ISBN-13: 9780446672283
ISBN-10: 0446672289
Publication Date: 3/1/1996
Pages: 213
Rating:
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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3.5 stars, based on 17 ratings
Publisher: Warner Books
Book Type: Paperback
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reviewed The Death of Common Sense: How Law is Suffocating America on + 2 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
Why do so many people hate lawyers? Read this to find out. Government bureaucracy getting in the way of good intentions - and who creates the red tape? Lawyers!
statue86 avatar reviewed The Death of Common Sense: How Law is Suffocating America on + 19 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Very interesting book, written by a lawyer who knows what he is talking about.
jrw avatar reviewed The Death of Common Sense: How Law is Suffocating America on + 33 more book reviews
The message conveyed by "Death of Common Sense" today is definitely considered Libertarian. Essentially the author makes a case for the removal of detailed laws to allow for personal responsibility to reassert itself. He notes that it is the public's fear of corruption that has led to a government whose actions are stymied by procedures. The book is a little dated now, notedly in the examples, but the topic is still current.
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This is a good book and what is in it is so true!
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Great book
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This was a surprisingly easy read. Very clearly details how our country, while trying to eradicate corruption, ended up creating a government so bogged down with rules and regulations that no one can even make a truly common sense decision! I enjoyed this book very much, I wish I had read it in high school!
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The dust jacket is missing on this book but it's in prefect condition. Husband enjoyed it very much.