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He is the author of many books on a variety of subjects, most recently the forthcoming The Perpetual Dream: Experiment and Reform in the American College(with Gerald Grant). His article is adapted from a commencement address delivered at Williams College on June 5, 1977.
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Riesman, D. Prospects for human rights. Soc 15, 28–33 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02701667
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