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Rights Talk: The Impoverishment of Political Discourse (Reprint Edition) by Mary Ann Glendon Paperback, 236 Pages, Published 1993 ISBN-10: 0-02-911823-9 / 0029118239 ISBN-13: 978-0-02-911823-8 / 9780029118238 Political speech in the United States is undergoing a crisis. Glendon's acclaimed book traces the evolution of the strident language of rights in America and shows how it has captured the nation's devotion to individualism and liberty, but omitted the American traditions of hospitality and care for |