Título: A Republic, If You Can Keep It
Autor: Neil Gorsuch
Sinopse: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Justice Neil Gorsuch reflects on his journey to the Supreme Court, the role of the judge under our Constitution, and the vital responsibility of each American to keep our republic strong.
As Benjamin Franklin left the Constitutional Convention, he was reportedly asked what kind of government the founders would propose. He replied, “A republic, if you can keep it.” In this book, Justice Neil Gorsuch shares personal reflections, speeches, and essays that focus on the remarkable gift the framers left us in the Constitution.
Justice Gorsuch draws on his thirty-year career as a lawyer, teacher, judge, and justice to explore essential aspects our Constitution, its separation of powers, and the liberties it is designed to protect. He discusses the role of the judge in our constitutional order, and why he believes that originalism and textualism are the surest guides to interpreting our nation’s founding documents and protecting our freedoms. He explains, too, the importance of affordable access to the courts in realizing the promise of equal justice under law—while highlighting some of the challenges we face on this front today.
Along the way, Justice Gorsuch reveals some of the events that have shaped his life and outlook, from his upbringing in Colorado to his Supreme Court confirmation process. And he emphasizes the pivotal roles of civic education, civil discourse, and mutual respect in maintaining a healthy republic.
A Republic, If You Can Keep It offers compelling insights into Justice Gorsuch’s faith in America and its founding documents, his thoughts on our Constitution’s design and the judge’s place within it, and his beliefs about the responsibility each of us shares to sustain our distinctive republic of, by, and for “We the People.”
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “A Republic, If You Can Keep It”, de Neil Gorsuch, publicado pela editora Forum Books, em 2020 e com 352 páginas, integra a categoria Livros em Inglês. Por isso, o interesse da obra tende a se ampliar quando o leitor considera também a relação com a língua em que ela circula.
Editora: Forum Books
Páginas: 352
Ano: 2020-09-08
Edição:
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 0525576800
ISBN13: 9780525576808
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Forum Books costumam abordar temas políticos e históricos dos Estados Unidos com uma visão crítica e detalhada, muitas vezes desafiando narrativas convencionais. A leitura revela um interesse por personagens e eventos controversos, como presidências marcantes, decisões judiciais e conflitos globais, sempre com um tom analítico e denso. O catálogo privilegia obras que exploram tensões sociais e culturais, como a divisão de classes ou a influência de ideologias, apresentando narrativas que combinam rigor documental com linguagem acessível. Há uma predominância de textos que misturam relatos biográficos, análises políticas e reflexões sobre valores e crenças, criando um clima de debate e questionamento.
