The blessings of liberty

by Zechariah Chafee Jr.

350 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1973

About the author

Zechariah Chafee, Jr. (December 7, 1885 – February 8, 1957) was an American Professor of Law, judicial philosopher and civil rights advocate. Defending freedom of speech, he was described by Senator Joseph McCarthy as "dangerous" to the United States. Legal scholar Richard Primus called Chafee “possibly the most important First Amendment scholar of the first half of the twentieth century.

Chafee wrote several works about civil liberties.