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Program 772: The Entitlements of Freedom

The doctrine of freedom embraces the principle of entitlement: the idea that each person is entitled to basic economic necessities and the opportunity for full social and cultural self-realization. These words may frame our national mission, but the panelists in this discussion argue that they are idle words for a significant underclass in our society. Unfortunately, a guarantee of a full life for some requires a diminishment in the entitlements of others. The ethical considerations inherent in the problem of conflicting entitlements are discussed by Harry S. Ashmore, Leonard Boudin, Ramsey Clark, Cathleen Douglas, Abe Fortas, and Barbara Jordan. Douglas Inquiry II. Dec. 7, 1978. [CSDI program number 772; UCSB tape numbers A8535/R7, A8536/R7]

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The Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions (CSDI) was founded by Robert Maynard Hutchins and was based in Santa Barbara, California, from 1959 to 1987. During that time it brought together many of the most capable and distinguished minds of the times to discuss vital issues facing American society of the day. Thanks to donors Neal Linson, Ceil Pulitzer, and Stanley Sheinbaum, a project has begun to digitize and make accessible on the web some of the most important conference proceedings, talks, and dialogues recorded by CSDI.

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