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What Duties Are Implied By Our Rights As Americans?

ORIGINAL AIR DATE: Tuesday July 3, 2012 RE-AIR DATE: Tuesday July 23, 2012

On Sunday, On Being's Krista Tippett interviewed Philosopher Jacob Needleman, where he said that public discourse involves too much "shouting" and not enough "thinking," and that we need to put partisan politics aside when thinking about our duties as Americans. Craig poses the question to listeners: what are the duties, if any, implied by our rights?

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