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    FREEDOM OF “Te UNIvEnstry CENTER FOR ASSOCIATION, sr cou, sio8 Eelited by Amy Gutmann Insigaicant Communes 273, ‘Som Facer "The Cin ar Sit for Free Assocation 314 ‘Alon yon cougren TWEE “Trade Unni in Liber Sete 330 ‘Shue Wie Lisror Costmirons. 357 Ivpex 359 PREBACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS IE IDEA for ths book begun in two-year long seminar ofthe I rogram in thir nd Public Art Princeton Unrest. The rogram bring togeer fly and alent to addres por ant mort ser of poli Me The vale of xoeatonal fein Uber democracies is among tote ies. Eminent soil scents epor a de- ‘esting proportion of Americans hav bee joining tadonalcvicande- Tigo associations. Many people are lamensng this deine. Others are sepa ofthe ment orf the reported desing Before joining the lament or eticeing we would do well ingieiat the vals of sociation Iifeand of various Kinds of sociation for individual cizens and for the civic of ikea democracy. The senna embarked on this ingiry ina collaborative wy, withthe sim of writings book tit examines the ‘ale freedom of seston and its imi in American demorray. “The seminar me biweekly to dnc working dae of the extn this ‘ume, Ove the two-year period hee were ao mameros anche, n= nes, and leigh inks, where authors, commentators, and ibis ‘rgd (and ocasonally agreed with one another. Te alc of or 0 ‘Stion extended beyond the boo hat was our primary collaborative p= pos. We ao crn an example of what ne contibtor to thi waare bls n “inspian commune” a informal asocton of fiends std fexpainanes that ay not by Hef have» grt societal pect ba a ‘noethle significant init nmber' Te, “This project was ade pone bythe apport of the University Center for Hunan Values andthe Woodrow Wilson School, which corponsor the Program in Ethics and Puli fis. Spec dank for thei ongoing sop- por goto Harold Shapiro, President of Princeton Uaiversiy od Lau- ‘ance S. Rockefeller, founding benefice of the University Center for Hlaman Vas. Avy Gutmann inet, he Program in iis and Pali Ais, od "The Universi Comer for Haman Vas FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION (Chapter One FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION: AN INTRODUCTORY ESSAY Awy Gorwann MERICANS, Ales de Tooquileobserred, are “forever form ing svocistions” The asocition are of many diferent pes "They are no only commercial and industrial organizations that Srenecemary fora fncsoning econo but abo eligi mora sons foe, very general and very Lmtd, nsmensaly large and ery mint ‘Churches, ynagogues, abd mosques, calleges, universes, and moscams, ‘orprstions unions, and lobying groups, spor leagoes terry 30- ‘dei, sorral and feral orders environmental gros national and in ternational charitable organizations, and sel hep rope parent seacher assis, residential associations, and professional sociation together make a signa diflerenc in theives of many Americans and in the ie ‘American democracy "Nothing," Tooele conchae, “deserves ore Surveying the obec overa entry ter, we begin wih te observation thac the rae ad imi of fe aociation inthe United States have not recsved the steton they deserve. Freedom of spate, fo example, has recrved vel more stenion from moral and polical philosophers tan hs freedom of rocation American clare correspondingly offers far richer sng ofthe value ad lat of fee speech dan feds ofthe vale tnd limits of fre sition. The neglect the aes fe asain ‘ren weakens our understanding of ree speech beens organized asoca- ‘oni incesingly ese forte effective we of fee speech in the ‘United States, Without acoso an socom thats wiling and ale ro speak up fr our views and vals, we haves very midair tobe heard ‘bymany other people orto inuence the pli proces unless we hap- pet be ich oe famous. ‘Fret dom of seciation vase for far more han intrmentl r= laonshipto fee speech, Frsdom of atocason necessary to create and ‘nai intimate relonship of love and iendship, which re alae 4 any curmases forthe om sak, a wells for the pleasure tha they ofr. Fredo of ‘section sieressngly ewe ra mean of engaging in charity, car teres industry, edition, beh cre, resdental ie, rligios preice profesional He, msieand ar and recreation hd spor. Any serious com ‘Serson ofthe sevises om this is wl init that not al he ams of octal acts ae equally valued by individual, or equal impor. tant for the welrbeing of ier! demoxracy. Bull are vale and vals thle, and asocatonal redone not merely a mean to othe valable ads Is also alate forthe many oats of human ie that he verse {ctvies ofasociston routinely ent By asocitng with one another, we engage in camaraderie, conperton, dialog, deliteraio, negotiation, empetiton, crest, nd the kinds of sleepin and else thacare possible only in aeration ith thes. In ado, we often in- ply enjoy the company. The plstres of sociation ate typical by Product of oa aoiting fr ocher reasons "Toappreite the fl ale af asociasonal Geedom we ned wo lok be yond he exp parpoesthat spec asocaons serve, The primary and ‘plc aim of mos religious congregation spit But many congre- fons in the United Stats als seve important ic and poll par- pes dt donot vile the consonal prohibition on exblihment of Felon, My patents never doubed tht they wold join 3 Jewish ong ston when they std inthe small own of Monroe, New York Ba they bdo decide whether join an eaaliched congregrton outside the wen (ance there was no congregation n Monroe) rt rats ne cngreg tio in Monro withthe dozen o 0 ater newly avd Jewish fais, many of them ft-genriion Americas I remeber having ben ld as 1 chk by my parets—my fer a German Jew who bad recendy moved tothe United Stats afr lig in nda for fourteen years and my mother 1 New Yorker—that they had decided to undertake the kof ulding new cangregaton Because, ithotalcl place of worship, ews would not be weatad frst cizens in + predominandy Procesunt wen, Nor ‘ould my parents have fle dat Monro was their hometown had hey not abled Jewish congegiton there. The new Jewish elers in Mon roe were not una n sing thei religious sociation fo cc and po- Tiel parpoer a wel spiral nd pron one. The primey purpose ofan anocason, this oxample strates, does not ease le c= ther for indo or for Herel dencerais, “The es inthis bok xplar the many values of socatonal eedom ialiberal democracy. as wellasthe moral and constants oflims See aw nstaopucrony rasay § ‘to sociation feo. One ook cannot posable habe he a= ‘enton deserves But he sthors who have joined together to este ths ‘ome hope to ge the subje more prominence nd to encourige thes to prmee many ofthe mportnt ses regariig the valve and lito ee ‘sociation inthe United Sates, Why x cedom of association rable for ‘och theives of india and he fea Wer democracy? What so- dations have the seongest moral and coasitonl cis to fred om poli ierfrence with thi polices? The weakest? Which sciaons Ive ls to positive support from government? What are the mont de- Femi grounds for roeting fee asivon? For ing i ‘evenly there ha been a eval among scholar of concer aout 50- non ifn the Unite Sree. The pleasent Rober Pata = pores thats deressing proportion of Ameren have been joining uad- tional socitons och a chrche nd syagoeey ade unions and cic _roup, parent texcher sacstions and een bowling lags, while an in- ‘essing proportion have been joining self-help group, radial religous ‘ccs and other radisoally lest mister sociation Soc cents tre adresing the empiri questions of whois oining which secondary ‘sercntons with what social and politcal eansequenes. Is eqalyim- ‘oranthat morl ad poll plilosophers adres the ethics questions oF there af eedom of association, fs rationship to other important “ales dat are ese co liber] democracy—inlang Freedom of x resin, religion, and conscience, eoonomic opportuni, nondiserimin tion, ad ci exualty—and the mite onfeedom of section tha are jusiablein ight of thse ales Without amore extensive examination of both sets of qoeston, we cnnot responably decide whether or how op se the incesingly popular soggeton of encouraging more asocaonal life inthis county Are all Kind fsmociational fe worthy of encouage- ment? not which Kinds? By whom? Defesible answers to these norna- tive quesson depend in age pare on or understanding the value in- iteoffeedom of scion nour contemporary come. Are all ins of ssciatioal fe worthy of encouragement in eral democracy? The and of secondary associations is sompetines clled "ic space” Some ofthe esa in thi ook warn agains assuming hat the be “Gy” necessarily has postive moral content wen ies applied to pare lar secondary associations. Although the Ku Klut Klan i ive sc $n, does it serve the pst ci fantons tha secondary associations in general are cob sid wo serve? Puram denies thes fanetions as follows: 6 amy euraane Inthe ft plc, networks of cnc engagement ter try norms af gen trled repos andenarage the eergeoe of scl When ‘Sconomi and plc segoiton ened in dence etwas fac intercten, incentives or oppor re reduce, Fal dene ne ‘orks ofr probly bronen the parcpant seme fl, dere- png the ino thew" Gi the language of nace eo) ‘hancing the pripuny “ee” forcolleave bene? Among is members, the Ka Kl Klan may culate slaty and est ros incensves for opparanisn, and develop ste Ts" intoa"we-" Bot the rldary and ay hemi om opportunism andthe "we" cannot be sharscteraed as fostering "sturdy noms of generalized ipo.” Quite ‘he conta the asocitonal premises of these solaris ies are heed, egradation, and denigraon of low czens and fellow human beings. By contrat othe postive contibons that many cv asocitons make ‘to paring moral principle of reciprociy ino price the Ku Kx Klan sands forthe undermining of reciprocity encourage social dst in ‘rete incentives for white cen oporcniialyt take adranage of buck cizen and endorier a racially exlsve sens of sel?” among pat~ ‘cians herby weakening paripener “tate for genenlze collesive bene ince. Although the Ka Kx Klan ie cv associtin its pur~ sits undermine ther than oter repro among adverse czeny “May liberal demoenic government dsnguish in its pois between those chic anocinons that do and thse that do ot foster teieocty tong dive zeny? Reiprocy ia general ale oftiberaldemoe- ‘oy that informs more specie valus, such as racial noniscrmination? Tiber democrade governments sould dings in thir polices be- ‘ween asotins that dieriminate on grounds of rac and others hat do 08 In Bub Jones Uso . Uted Stare, the Supreme Court righty up- ‘ele Internal Revenue Service denial of taxenempe ater Bob Jones ‘Universi on grounds that Bob Jones practiced racial Sriminaton stl vs therefore disqualified a charitable instntion, eventhough is dis- ‘iminatory poi of probing interac dating song ts ees) was tne on sncere religious belt tae the Bible forbids misagenston. The sate may justify 4 misson on zelpous Uber” Chet Justice ‘Barger argued, “by showing ta itis cet acomplih n overriding governmental itres™ After Sading dat Congress auhried the IRS poli, the Sapreme Cour resonaly concluded thar oercoming Facial ‘Secimincon in eduction is compelinggoreramentl interes, sl- ‘dent to over sreligioaly run univers claim oe exerci of relic ee aw nwreopucrony essa 7 ‘in, The Bob Jones decion sere ar an example of on egiinae (nd ‘erly poet wayin which a conteasonal decry may aor a “ecitone that fer recipe inthe fora of rca nondisrmination fBove those that donot. The government may deny—indeed should tleny tax exemption vo those secondary asciations that discriminate on the is ofrce "ad Bab Jones bona secla univers the case would ave been more one-sided in fvor of denying tx exemption. A vecla university would hve lacked» constiona claim ar aronga the ree exrise of ligion to pur frward agit he goverment intrest in overcoming ral ds- ‘imination in ecadon Althoogh scsonal edo generally seak- ing is enormovsy alable—indeed, ss esenslfor paving the op- portunity to individuals to Ive a good fe and for consating 2 jst fociennot every example of is nec cn therefore be claimed 252 {moro eonstatonal ight Something sar can bes bout individ ‘tal eedom more generally Freedom east ving a goodie bait ‘wold be miseadng wo elevate it without any farther quaiation, othe Tevel ofa orl or eoostitional ight ‘Seppe that Bob ones had been nc iver beta church, and Bob ener Church id came right to forbid micegenaton among con ‘rept. primary purpose of any unis, by wire of is being 2 whic ‘ein i tha i dirty serves the soil eneton of cntibting wo 5s- tem of fir edvestional oppor inthis oir in aay tata church eed not, by vireo being chrch. Calle and ners ae ele ‘estional rckeeperst the profesons and eo oer scarce an highly val ‘ved soil ofes that require advanced edesional redentalsS Churches serve largely diferent socal prpons The clans of» Bob Jones Church ‘with reload poly of obi miscegenaon among icon reints would hae been sical svonger lative othe states cims In combating rac discrimination han were the smiarly based aims of Bob Jones Unversity. Liberal democracies egiiately depend on niver- sites for providing fir eduetionl opportunity ina way that they do not (and shoald ae) depend on churches, because the pay porpse of ‘arches i rte, aot educational or economic. The sate esi it ‘herefore fr stronger ve-b-vs university han sve charch. The ‘ins ft Joes Church to dsciminte on grounds of ace therefore ‘might be ovetding as heels of Bob Jones Unies are ot Inthe ‘Sse ofthe church, the ae could not ar ery clam nha acompaling {nero in regulation odie enn of ecariog educational and eco ‘nomic opportuni thats fc rom ical Usriminaton, Were we to suppose yt another sghly diferent st of fsa Bob Jones Church tha daeriminats on ail ground ia hirig its fice sa, hich cary out de secu fancsonsfthe church suchas maieining the Inildng snd paying bll)—then» goverment grounds for repltion nay one asin become compeling and capable of verding te eompet- ing caf fee ssacadon Int ole a employer office sas church ‘daly contest the tem of conemie opportaniy and does on ‘way that maybe sfiety donned om sigs msons hat ‘Beste ay lepimatel clan acompeinginterestin enforcing the prin- ‘ip of rc nonderiminason, "The cate becomes morally snd eonseuonally diferent yet ain ifthe church dcriminate om ail roands only in religion ofes, ba notin ine sear offices After comparing the moral and consituiona aims of ‘harches with thse of sear asocations, Kent Greenawaeconelades that wha ies churches pear cans to sscintonal eedom rom sate Jmecerence than other awoiton sot primanly ther leer pac om the bse opportunides of indvidols, Rather, che churches renter ‘hin go reo rom ate nterference bused on thee wanscndentl of ‘piri purposes. The clter the church icriminatory poly i othe “Core” fits nepal spinal practices, he sronger tains to noiater- {erence based on ite interes ora east spinal scans purposes When a chorch engage ia secledacaal an economic ac- {ite howeve, which canbe separated ren its psn eis is ‘Sime to deriminaein dhe eclar avis aisle stem dcates weakens. ‘Whar aout the clans tobe fee fom compelled asocistion tht ae made by asocintions hac are not primarily flgiou or prt bat whose purposes are noneteles social vahable? Many ofthe most moral ovtant and illest chalenging ses regarding the extent and {offre asociton aie when a eclar asniton with valle soil ‘purposes has plies of restrictive membership of rewicions on een Fenthip that are objetonible from the perspective of cnstitional {ether in oa chaps for regular meetings and cooperative sci. Te ot the sie ar imporance ofthe ssciatom bot the central apdestent cooperative membership activiy that dinghies secondary soci tons ke he ayers fom terry asoisons bike the AARP and Amnesty Inventions ‘Secondityssociaonslike the Japcesare conventional called “volun- tary” Bot we ned to be caref, a Michael Walzer warms ia his essay, not to misntespret what itmeansto alan asociton voluntary To the erent {hat individuls enjoy eed of sociation inaliberl democracy, we are fe 0 frm secondary stations and to ext them, tno ene jst aw merxopuerony Essar 11 ny sseiton of our choce a wil The feedom wo toate necetiy ‘nus the freedom to excide, and therefore ins our eedom of nt. Team enter ay sociation of my cic, thea you have no feedom not ‘oasocate wth me, requirement ofopen membership would undermine ‘the vale of many secondary associations and destroy any meaning ene of reedomof cation tappiesto secondary stodatons."Therecan ‘eno clearer expe of an ntrason int the interlmractre or fis ‘ofan sso,” Juice Brennan witrin Reet “than a elton that forest gro o acept meters ees not dese. reed of = sociation puny prepposes a freedom not wo aso” (62), Becne freedom of sectton i neither morally ar cotsinonally lols, we cannot conclude dat an inion nto the internal seucure ‘unused before we evaluate the purposes ofthe intrusion and eompare the merits of intrusion with thane of wonintrason into an asciation n= ternal structure raf, We cannot clan's presumption in favor fight to exciade or + presimpion infor of rghe not to be driminated ‘gins without begging the question: whch side cries the weigh of _Zumentin cates ofconficrerwern the valves of re asocion and thane ‘of nondicriminasion? There no new detsl potion in exes of on- ice Ins pinion in abr, Juice Brennan econizes nconstiasonal tems, int the moral burden and then the mora value of ate nus Into the internal eof age secondary sociation. Brennan concules ‘or vonmimoes Court hata conpling steiner in scoring nondl- rmination for women uses state intrsin ito the erutre of es ‘onal ayes: The ess by Kate and Rosenblum in his volume present powerful arguments gainer the Cours conchson, What moe canbe sid ‘on the Court sie? ‘Cites and defender ofthe Cour decision in elt share an impor- tan poi of agreement concerning ssacatianal feed. When the pi- ‘mary purpose of an asoiton is epanon of point of view—wheter it ‘be religious or secular—then i feedom to selece members consently with i expressive purposes i essential tis member exercise of fee speech through the association, A government that egulatsthe member- ‘hip of church or politico oa social advocacy group in «way that ‘defies is expresve purposes abo regulating its member speech, anjs- tify and unconsteasonaly 0, no mater how morally misguided orf tually mistaken che government may rightly bcive the asoition mes- ‘ge tobe. Any meting ight co fee seach mes proertesocons ‘whose primary purposes expesive fom polis interference ia thet Inembership pole inofr ar hainerfeence iirc relted oi ex- presive purposes, Te reglat: he membership ofan expressive asociaton fain those parpeses st ll at ascorison members to change thet foresion hic stantmount to omtawing the expresive scan. nehing conse cea volation of the eight of fe speech, his Kind (Finn nan expressiessoiton certainly does Noc recognize this right of expressive scion to choose their members is net ee= ‘ognite how een eaprenivessoiasons are toffee speech. Withouthe ‘ight sate in order to express or points of ew, we re inresingly powerless to speak ina wy that we canbe herd by many oes “Proec- ‘Son of he acaton right to define i membership." O"Cannor writes In Roe, “erves fo he recognition tht the formation of an expes- sive atocaon ithe creston of oie andthe selection of members is the deinison ofthat oie” (63), Jnice Brennan gets, a al the con- ‘nore otis volume Nlhouphsnany secondary asocations are pearly expressive many ae no. The Jayees is among tow swocitons that ate no primary expres> ‘he “Both the Minnesot Sopreme Cour andthe Unite Stes Disict Court" O Connor notes, "made Sadings of ft concerning the com ‘mercial nature ofthe ayes aes The Court of Appeals which di reed wich the District Court ove the egal concsions to be drawn fom the facts did ot dpa nyo these ndings (639). Were the Jens pi- tna expresive, and were expression raed in some monary Way toitsmemberhip pic the the natal Jayeees wold and shoal have ston their challenge wo the St Plan Minneapolis caper insistence on ‘heii wo adi women all members and the aim bythe Min- esta Department of Human Rghethat the nana Jens wer legally ‘lated to dit women as ull members inal heir Minnesota chaps. atthe Jayeres wae and i nt peimanly an expesiveasaciaton even tough adkoccy of plc and pbc eases sa not insobstantal part ‘of what i does The sae maybe ad of ost rg commercial soca ‘ons, uch a profit-making companies, but avs protecting nondierimi ‘ation would clearly be nec were the Coureto exempt any soca tion for which adocey of pola! and public causes isa "not insubstantial tar” of what dose. Mose corporations would thereby become exempt from nondsesmination law, and for some ofthe same reasons 2 the JInyeer woul be on th ries’ apalss To sy that on asociaon engages inp expresion aso amongitemany seve thereforecannorsuf- See wo exempt from the contr of rondseriminaion. cre wo many actions have sore expressive purpose, inonderad- esuntely so respect alas ich sr oppor eat fen compete with ee oe aw nrropucrony essay 1b Seedom ofasciain, itis important wo disinguish erwee thas asoc- tons whose pany pupos Is expesive ad dhose whose primary put= ose isot Ifthe presence ofan expressive purposes by anastocitonrig- {ere the same right to freedom from oie interfeence het primanty {Spremivessoction can morally and eonsstonally eim, then 2 de- ‘mocat presament wold be uml toweroe even the perf degre ‘fir opprenity for meer of hitotally advantaged group hat now exis in United States. Jas a ee expression san imporame cic ‘ale ia iberal democracy 50s sonsrimnation on the Basis of ace, olor, cree religion, dbl nasonl origi, or ex. Bouh values are con- Sicaonaly protected, and nether ean asaly be elevated wo absolute rity oer the oer ‘Unjstifed discrimination by secondary asoitons warns cm «ven in ination where doesnot ware stat interference. Greeawlt fers the example of small secular county cub that doesnot adits basicly bee they are Joe. Ste intason nt the membership pol sie of private sociation, x Rosenblam argc, soften wore th the rojodie that tisintended to combat. Itmay le be counterprodacine is {ne cases. What Rovenlun ply calls the logic of congrosnee—a lage that eps: government to enforce bea democrat rnp finch ‘son an seconar auoiadons with peimarily pate purpose—i inde fensbleat what might be called he logic of ncongrucacea loge at pro- hits goverment fom enforcing Iiberal democraic restrictions on secondary associations with rian public purposes. The diel sues ‘concerning the compedng vals of ee ssocation and nodiscrimination Tre terwcen thee two indsriminsory pexons * "An important part of the controversy concerning the Ros decision -cenrerson what kind fascias hoa count arpa of paleo the Purpores of ate enforcement of nondasrimiatory membership. A sal ‘ichsine coun la, whone actrites consi of gl, emi wing Su soiling, privat ina way that he ayes sot But whether the Joyoos shoul be counted eu pli sociation sl aber to eso ‘able disapreeren. es efecs on economic oppor are uncertain, Bat This uncertainty dows oe uty aoniterlrene anymore han jes inerernce since there ino neal deta postion, of sate imerirence ‘or nonitrference. Bath sociation freedom and nandiscrimination are Ssignfeancivcvalesina liberal democracy and nether conlsion ois tees or aoe to interfere) can be ji byway of presumption or or szuns inererenc), “Another important par f the consoneny about enforcing nondscrin- 14 au ourMann inatory embertip polices on secondary associations forses on clims thou the spillover effects into abl eof isriminaton in private if "Evenifthe merber ff xc lb that crimination] = reo thatthe wilextend equal respect Jews poll nd commer~ SH hf” Grewal writs, "we mot dosbe whether mos people are = fle of such sharp dichorany benween eniprivate Social ie nd public fe itis said the state ispowereto change uch atodes the anwers that aston of social excision perpetuate ates within and acros gen- ‘eraons” Rownblum writes i response vo advocate ofthe logic of con- froence that “oral pychology i mare complex than this... Diserini- tion condoned in one sphere is nt necessarily condone, or exhibited, inal or any others” Rove observation that there are various rea- tons for diseriminaion, not jut one reson the apps ufo in all ‘tions” suggests the need forthe kindof detailed arguments that {Greena offers, arguments tat dtnguish among the parposs of i ‘erent kinds of aoc, bd among the diferent grounds that soca tions an lgiintely cai fr dcriminton. Under oe defensible n- terprcation ofthe Fourteenth Amendment, women apdoser members of indvanaged proope that have hitrally Boe subject discrimination eed not be rlepated othe sas of -secan-las zens in onde to Claim equal protection ofthe lw guns discrimination by associations Irhone primary actives promote eduction, economic, or pital ppormnis. ‘Cele and defender of the Cou decision in Rokr agree ha p= mary purpose ofthe Jyces is leaershipcainng in busines and com ner, Whether thes ining avis of the Jyecs hae esl sob ‘anally inerewed the economic oppo of young mens subject 9 ‘resonable disagreements fen the cat, the empiri evidence i un- ‘eran. A fede ten of government permits ths reasonable disagree nen based pry on unavoabe empire uncertainty and pardon an- fvoidable mora certain, to manifreel in varios state laws an Tarioos aplication f thos av, along ss thos as fl within a range ‘of resonabledsgreement The Minnesos Human Rights Aecand its ap- ‘ation in Rafer can be en a falling within the range of reasonable dis- eveement hie isthe vr federal pte wo recognize "The Human Rights Ac defines “pace of pblcacommodaton,” jac o the anirimination sate,“ bsines, commotion, freshmen, entersinment creation oF wensporation fait of ny Kind, whether lend rot whore ood serie, clits, pepe, adran= Tages or acommodstion are etended, fered, sold or otherwise made ee ee Aw nvrropucrony ESSAY 15 valle wo the peblic"® The Minneot Supreme Court conchned that the yee qualfed a place of pubic acommodaton ander this aie “This coaclsion can be seen at resonable, even if controversial. The ayes are pian engaged in sling the goods of leadership lead in exending the pivieges and advantages of busines contacts and em ployment promodions ts members. Icoperaes at Sed ss and thre fore quliies asa “aig” do privately owned restaurans and apart- ment hoses) andt qualies asa pablic sociation insofar asitsolctsand recruits young men as member very anelciey.( peimary criterion of ‘ces for members the meceafa slication ofnew young male me- er “Apart rom ge and sex” Brennan writer forthe Courter the ‘stoal organization aor the local chapters employ any ceri or ade ing aplcans for meraberip, and new members are oun eet ss adie with no ingiy it her backgrounds) (521). ‘Ces and defenders ofthe Court decision reasonably agree aboot whether the goods, pieges, and adrntages rll by vir of em: ‘bership inthe Jets are or ae not ufcendy connected oecmomies- ‘eran thats conducive wo democaticcinenship, Comparisons among 26 ay GUTMANN socitions dhat focus on ther capacity to alate eve virwe therefore {honld ey tocapar thei comparstve advenages and disadvantages oss {Teide spectrum ofc vires. Asoiasons ike the Ka Klnx Kan that <- thrly clavate eves are ceay problematic in away that associations that simply fia to cute ve ates are not Were wet discover hat twting leagues ad sewing eer donot cults cv ite, we could lvl the ay ecrentona. sce that docs tsypore recreation Ssitely obe mighty ul even fics porwr. ‘Aocitonal life in Avera today, of he sre tha fascinated Toque vile eens ll beyond even sewing ces and bowling leagues a0 “horns number of nral soil groups, which congregate today inal- now ss tany places a thee ate safe paces, in homes pas and pay- {rounds brs and bookstores, coffeehouses and community centers Scud! Feigchackers ext cls oar attention to what maybe the most ommon st of escalates inthe United Ses: the informal ieting together of inde and aogsitnees to enjoy a good mes, dows ‘Tew dings daca book, wate a movie shoot some hoops, wi a ew ape or ran couple of mile These sectional aces arly ever x- ply sim wo cute repro, cei or anything a highsuin as fica Werypiclygettogehecsocaize and have good tne, nd Snsciiing and having» god tine, we abo expand our understanding of ‘ther people’ dese, fears hopes, ad anaes. "The people with wor we informally ea, dk exer, and schon areprobably more Uke coe tothe than are the members of most ager and ‘nor formal aocitions,Buthose noose endhipandaqqsncance i= ssi are ily to dacver and des subse dren in one an~ ‘er desires fet hopes and ans Assign, we may lam mere Shou cach othe and euate deeper understandings than we would 5 fle low members ftnchlagerand more forma ssociasons. Opporntesfor ‘wal aid ae alo very ey to ae in sch mal and Bud sitions Uncle snd unexpected umnstncs tha lita adm such in formal swoxiaons may dos much o tech recgrcty asthe panned chat~ Fale scions of more fomealoranizations.Panaed castle ations on ‘heorher hand do more sci ocd for eopein the retested One form tf socaton is ertinly not sbi fo the oe "A thousand poins fig generated fem any charableinvidals re no sas fo the Trnowedge dt secre source of wile aaable you and your fn- iin time of peed a amar of ply recognize juice) ach informal and ld scent that America continually erste au ssn sinsigfcan fom the perspec of ts exp purposes, But Pee aw usrxopuctony essay 27 insignificant communities at Fleichacker ironically ells informal and uid associations un otto be very sgn not only for oar indi uallivesbut also for theif ofiberl democracy Tei aes sfcenly sgestthatitis wort imagininghow a liberal democracy might cate more Insignfcant communities. Fliachacke el forthe creation by bers sonal protectin Set Brennan’ premise is thet an aso rear ‘ionship at have intine vale sufcien to gin continsonal protection ‘only whens ieimat or personal” (68), Inns vale thos tachi ‘self face-to-Scerelonshie in which a few people know and ear for ‘on another, These are the only reltionhie valle in themacies, or theirown tke, Brennan doesnot seem to comm himself whether an _sciativeeltonship thi is private bot not intimate ea hve onsite onal protectin, boc two Iter Court decisions in which he joined, and rich are guided by Roles em deny ha pony, eves fra group {small as wenn? The protevon of pay seems to ater only when esol nsnacy i at sake. Indeed the private seems wo be equated with the personal ‘Whitin more dei ae the character etre ofinimatereation- ships and, nes, what i the ature of thir inti value? About he fe- ‘are Brenan ay he fly the model Iisnceral fe i"iinguiched loysoch awbuts a relive smallness, high degre of elec in dee ‘ont begin and mainain the fliton, and secon rm others inci 46 cronce Karen seal aspecs ofthe elaonsip® (20) On the other and, lol chapters of the Jee “are neither smal por selcivg” and "much ofthe atin cen tlt the formadon snd maintenance ofthe ation ales the pa ‘Sciaton of stranger to that relonhip" (621), Running though Bren- ‘ansopnion the sumption dal noinimaterelionhipsaresimply Infor intimate one: Whatiperonalssapeno to whaisimperonal, thas informal superior to what formal the deeply fans beter than ce lw wel known othe unkown, The seamed features of Sociton deze ull constational protec: the later are not deserving ‘fany such thing, and maybe egulstedwhetheia membership orin ny ‘other wayfor tay reasonable or psusible govermental purpose. In ef fet only the intimate sphere modeled onthe fay) has the intensity of ins alto mer coneratonl protection, Brennan treo give an account ofthe superoity of inmate ration ships ofthe reson that they poses the inisicvale (igh au, and no ‘ntrumemal) tha gains therm “Kind of consitonal potion” of ‘hich the ayer arenot wordy” (620), He givestro sors of reson, each {ore compler. There some courage in Brennan effort o unpack the ‘meanings ofthe concept of nin valu, tay wby ome relationships fe ita oes lack. Brennan does nea the way ouffered by jst asserting that nothing canbe si Gini ale nespressibl)o hat othing ee bes ngiy reaches ts dexinaion when the highes end isloated and if shepocrefes orecgnae dhe end, he an provide no ‘Ses alternatve) Rather, Brennan ys Best tha cern hind of ena onde have lye a ito the alae an ‘con ofthe Nation yee nd transniing saridealsan be= liek hey thereby fre vent anda sea es Berween he n= vlad the power ofthe See. (618-19) Brennan then iss seven ale cases hit said the vale of personal bonds and one relerantdsent in an eighth case Al ut two eeferences pertain to lowe or inmate reltonship (hat not excel fli). OF {hese two, one perains co compulsory disclosure of membership Hts (NAACP Alasoma x re Paton 357 US-449 [1958 andthe ater the oe of pole puck by racy dsrminatry priate School (Gimare 1 Giyof Mongar, 417 US. 5561973). ‘What sing tit Brenna’ ft semen of the speroiy of lou or innate relitionshpe seems totrumentalze those relaonsipe (Perhapeany efor my own ncaded, eo ravonalizininse valve mst = serumentlieImaty deserves constiuona proteton, Brennan seems 10 4, bose is «mean to forming and mnsning certain ideal and ‘tis nem, these ideas and bebe, when shard somihow manage to ep inalate “thesia” from the power of polis author: Apart ‘rom hi means slippage nclaiming intrinsic vale for elaoshipa thatare then praed instrumental, de words employed about the wehl- sof thee rclasonships coulda ely be employedperiags could ‘more elingly be employedabou relationships dha ake the form of large les selecive, and more formally organized ssacations. Pass ad- yociy groups, busines enterprises, and private educational instations ‘ome to mind All hee form of site lie specialize in “clang ‘nd tansmiing shared idee and belie” and thereby fomering erty tnd seting "seria utes bercen the individ andthe power OF te Sua (69), But let me pu aside the pont abou eompartiveefcacy in lhl ders and of power agsnst government and say wth the can cept inisc ale. "Now; Ido noe ak for any in eb dinction beeen ines and in- saramentl valve, nor for 2 rigorous sepaaion between meas and ends (Cerny, when means ar action sti (a elatoships ae to n= portant crten) ean aays verge on beaming ends themsles,beom- {ng snore inpetant ends than the onensbl ends, But fone i going speakaeall aboot nisi value as distinct frm instrumental val, hen it ‘oud be beter not he excel instrumental in one fist atempe 1 ‘pli the insinsc value of certain cladonshipe, However begining with ‘he ward more, Brennan then apis much beer account of the in- tensile of close or inmate relationships. Why ae these reltonships to be val for heir ow sake? OF cour they wll asin end, at te ends wilbenseparbl from whats neded tata thems the ends cold seareely be arained in any cher way; oe i temped think that he ends ‘xe indisinguishable fom the means them. _Morsoer, the consaina seer forded uch elaonhipe elec the relinon tht ndvidule drew mach ofthe emotional ences Fort ‘leew other. Proc thesrelonship ro arn tate Inverfreoce therefore safeguards te iy independent define oe ey thai cota t any concept of ber (9) Hr, then is Brennan mot power statement A relationship has in- tense vale when is inrnie (you wil wo a person ide, ha per son sont that he o she i this nique beng, nt tobe taken for or ex ‘hanged for another, and that if certain relationships are blocked or regulated by government, nei at isk of osing ones of being changed 48 croner eaves forthe worse agsnaone wil We can say that sense ofa tip, seme of being oneself constaconaly wordy of protection, jst [rmuchas one’ personhood i, Menityiselboo, whichis diferent from Pemonbood. The later f protected when one human dignity is ecog- ‘eed equally with everyone cle and ones thus guaranteed sch fanda- ‘ental ight pune goverment he preseracon of one’ ie agaist riary o unjust action oF pase inaction, of the preservation of onc livery again any encroachment not sil ncesary, or the preserton fone’ prope apsine arian conscaon, or aig without us com~ ‘petton. Penoahood i 0 oped, ipesonl But seldhood and pee- onbood are not the same, they are both of incase or inestimable {nlc They ate ther own eas: tobe a elidened sali an end in el tobe aconsonlly dened person isan ndin tle Esch human being isis or her own end t ast nthe eyes ofthe Consiion Tnsepaable and indstngushble from being self—havng unique eniy—ishving the eelaonships that one want. Even eaionship that sive (oy ne patents and relies, oF one children conceived tiverely or aside) mst eventual be chosen iit is o be ne ‘nn That sone reson why the righ of asin sa component of ih- ry under suetantve de proces. Ths, Tam ny relationships and ifTas {het have intial dal she relaioshps hare inexsiabyin- terwoven with yeni. Tknow tat the word eltowhi i wg er- haps that ral he Bere ina icon iets one which may verge on semen) “The question persis: do only close or intimate relitioshs have in tase vale? Are they the only relaonshipsserioualyimplcted in = human being deny? Tv already suid ha flere, people an id the noninsrumental ale of asociation—the pleasure of fely picking ‘one company and he pleasure taken none company and in the exer- ‘hoe and the aventre ven ones oe company any form fs ‘ociaton If peronhood demands as much fredom of asocation acon ‘sionally pone, docs the sae gofrseliood? Des identity depend tm as brond 2 garenee ight of socton a possible? Brennan sy anil elasonhp, by thir are, involve deep atachents and com rmenseo the neces fey other inde wth whom on share not ‘aly ape emmy of hough experiences, bd bebe bur ako de> nce penton pec of one ie (1920) Brennan nse th only what small selective and eluded can posibly ‘mater tone Meni-and he fay pardigmateal smal select, Tie VALUE OF AssoctATION 49 snd secaded. Buti tse hat one ide of onerel depend ony or mainly ‘on on fay es? Add one seriou affective os, lout the seope of the icine, I selfhood an achievement that only intinacy Evan? “Theininsc value of association nore easily conined wo close, Inmate, o personal relationships any more than plese or experience ‘oradvenares fund only in sch relationship, nine ale present ‘sherevesgican contribution to identy preset, then many elt- ‘onhis that are not close or intimate a deeply personal may have tin= sicvale Ditantorformal or mediated or even abtact relationships con- trate to che proces of el-dsconery and sel- Frctony wo ccboraton nd repronch, Unless moray fen ofthe s- Sinton poor writen note cared, gly enforced sno coef eral mut conseqens- In at of cour, ‘Portman ach ofthe ter comers ba a0 evened samen prt fom hrs consi nd ‘scononcooconyascentres ose cures pai, alo, Sy. es inal ying od the ight thing They ar an eal or inte’ ce eosin tea hy sea oer {hui they be ot of) chonen to do ad wold ater ot do. ‘Moe importa for ny purposes ere hey aed hey el heel) ON INVOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION. 67 ‘hat hey ought to join thir aacnonpatcpt in hit ail pital strugle—or tha they ought aot abandon this stocton or whee fom this sgl ‘Moral constrains are often constraints on en nd, ot interestingly, ‘on exit rom invlunary esocaons. The asic examples Rowse c= count ofthe righ of emigration. Cites, he ay, can eave a any cine exept when the republics in danger. In time of rouble they are bound toseryand help ther fellow ives" This bond dots not dsv from thir previous pliseal paripason Even fthey have been unenhusi and eligent zene, never Byng tothe ble ambi, never voting they sreslobligated Roauezotanertionsunguliedeealeo entirely pla ‘le Ihave pchape beefed from the replies hee ays, fom the sesivsm amyl, or rom the schooling the republic provides. or fom the good ame of czen, or spl from having had 2 cere place in the Wor. Azd now I muse not wall say. Indeed, am ily to acknowledge the constrain evn iT eis to respec ty the exces fer, he ‘ent eaone invent tT pack ny bas, ‘But merely to sty where Tam maynot be al that Tam bound ro do in sch ae. Pechaps (her are dfcue argumens here) shold enlist in ‘the ay and march off tfgh the repuics enteral ene, Pesaps shoud join a party, movement, or campaign apuinst the repblc mera enemies. These would be voluntary as, suc speaking, o long 2s Tam {Feet seifereny (ening oni alos vlanary ac, 0 long a essing ‘San option). And ye when Latin thes ys, Lam ily ofl that am acing under + conan. Tam doing my day. My ston doe no Rouseaus fous description of being forced to be fre. Tam not even forced tobe moral There may be considerable oil peste "do the fighting” but Tene mel now acting comscieniondy, which s& ‘mode of seonsimultanouly fe and une. For Ihave nether deter: ‘mined oe chosen thesgh ehing hat am now bound in consiencs do [Nor was Teer informed dat tacit consent ay residence in thisplace, ‘myparcipaon nthe daly ound of oc acs could ave hi ad ‘el consequence. Living together with other people jr i a moral en gngement Ives me up in unexpected ways “There aetmes, of couse, when Tote break these de: er inol- unary scction iso diferent ftom olutary sociation, Sometimes T should wa way from ths group that joined, 5a few years ago, resis fom the exzentve commites dengige myself from my flow et bers—beeuse the roup ao longer serves the purpors to which Tam com ried or bese it ow serves purposes thet I oppor. Te ae i mich 70 wicnaee wavzeR the sume with groupe ve joined, which I simply found ml: Bat Dethape hese two cies ier inthe ent wo which Iam bound wo hang ‘ns protst and es fom the inside fora longa pombe Perhaps there Ifa gener obligation in the ivolueny cae, ach she same Way 361 night have argue Inger with a paren, cl, ce sling whois doing Something sry wrong tan I wold witha spouse. Atsome pein an tivorce the spo separation fom he kes sare Can we imagine invidoa wihow sy ional bound, trea fees The though xperinentepecily ncn, when pos Uden ort are nrg so excitedly abot le sining” abe {Cprse uderaten or ety as el cu but rather we a {chia th ris of coment oil forme Loupe hat the efor. todocrbe iyo lf toning india neal led Ing Brivis nereing ovr acy where ees come an how {ie ey we Sot ty wpe men and women Ike hs Je Serie by Jule Ria who devemine tires and pembsis “Shreugh yer tan te" Thy deseo hess at te pls cho no oly the aon but he very fom of im {von quo very nr oil pate engin bonds at ‘hehe no tales forged- They ak el esi prely peso ect they are cnaepener of esl PN doubt, this self-creation is, as George Kateb, who advocates it, ad- ee tee eee eee a Fetiistbegin es chen they hive ine to ge aroamed 5 ics Preumaty thr paras lcrened men and women, Ue feew-agan Cn sl have prent) fp pea them fo he Choices hey wil ew mae Remerbes, we are mang ase of Soch people nota Susean "een How wil he og eee a Sct ke hat? What exci involed in arg vlerble and de- Penden chien nto end Timagie he cen ig ght he lef indy he men ing of ony ao neg the fof ecole, he ectemet of ‘Bling psc elton an pola enapenen Batlesons ofthese conor dverd only arco: Che fel Do out hn ng! They are probably best cowed in aarti form, nd 0 {hlten would ale be oll tng wore aout how a soy of fe in Sivas os cee pine ers comma or ios opto ON INVOLUNTARY AssocIATION TI sd how alr, more primi, organi of yrannic soc arrangements Were ecaped or overthrown. We mat lo asume that esebratoy ce Sioa wil be ied fom thie naratve and ork anally with isl en- coments of the spe apie involuttyasociaton. Ths ining forthe emotions, butte mind too moat be readied or edo, so sadn ‘wold probably also berequiedo ody th asc texts thaxplain and de fend fe individual and ead the cassie novels and poss writen by fe india, ‘All this seems to me obvioaly necensry. One docs’ prepare children fora ie chai uncersin, sy, and ado by eng hem run re ke veld horses on the ange. On the other hand, the mage of corclled hoses suggests nothing so mocha invaluaryamciation which exc what 2 schoal is even 2 school devoted wo feedom. But fchooing snes, Itishy no means sare to sucee Finding away expres their nig it vida is ily to bea sain for mos of these ee, who wil lng foe some eanrensional pater into which they can theme In prin pe, however, they canbe given nothing mor than a general acount of ‘whiten nda ie pln shold oo. How woud they choose their ‘en way? Timapine the eobor of adolescent indvidal-in-the- making swept by waves of fashionable and earnest scenic, [magne them rushing in and on ofa ret varey of asocitons. But woul hey inthe nd, forall the elfons of tee parents and teachers, e any more difrene tied, any more indvidesized, than the children of committed Jews or Cahols 5 oFsuongly denied Bulgsians or Koreans? Would they, indeed ey more oer of omeanein ther peer group who cose not todo he done thing, not wo create hieselfby himel, an who anounced toscana frends, “Tam jus going to copy the ie plan of my paren”? ‘The greter numberof cles, of eure, wool at rebel a this way aso would comets in ne something ike (what Harold Rosenberg ‘nce ald, dserbing the Wester nein ofthe 1940 nd 19505) "herd of independent minds." They would be proad of whatever die ferences they managed tocalrate and comfortable in he society ooters lie deme. They woul jin volun che aise hat ses though excl how polite would work everyone was trying to be (or ven justo lakes dsidentand an outsier, Lam not sure In any se, they would sae fel bound wo defend the reine tha defends thee dis sidence aginst any internal o enema hreate—and expecially against threats that came fom peopl procsiming ther own cllectve commit ‘ment and common iden Indvdualewoald be fe olay but ot when inividealty temas ander ack. 7 wrcuare warzee ‘What this acount sggets I think, tat dere could po be a society of free individuas without a cialstion proces and x ule of individ ‘lig; and wihoua supportive poll regime whose ctaens wee pre pared eo spore icin ther tam. In oter word, the society of freind ‘ida woul befor most of ts members an involuntary association. Alehe ‘ecu altura pois, nd mora tes that exist in other soi woud ‘st inthis oe foo~and they would ave dhe same mized fee, produc- ing conformist and oceasonl rebel Bas oth the existence and the egit- imac ofthese tes are moe likey to be dened here, especially by the con- foes. Ad denials dangerous makes elecdon on and understanding cfinolantayssciation harder snd rarer than they shouldbe We will ot beable to argue about whether the eae 10 tight oF too lost, whether they require ofl sponorhip, or pate suppor, o active opposon, for benign neglect. These ts ae ivoluery only atthe individal ee thy are stl ject to plioel determination o, leat poli mod- fern, But we cannot modify them unless we acknowledge their rely [ino one i out there except atanomoos individual, pola decisions thoutmenberhip and obligation woul have nolepinat objec. "Bat there are, in fc, emportant decisions to be made about al the w= chosen soctres, puters, nstrtos, and groupings or the character nd quai of invluntary ascison deere the character and quality ‘ofvolantary asoiaton, Wha isinvolntry i stall and bingraphi- fly pore neil background of an socal i ree or unfree We ‘move toward freedom when we make cape possible: divorce, conversion, ‘ithdewal, opposidon, resignation and 0 on. But mass escape i never posable We canor bring the chosen background wholly into dhe fore= round, make ea mater of individ! sel- determination. The pins ob ‘ow think, bu il word aig clay reece requires involun- {ary scion, Withoor i there wot be individual strong enough to face the unceraines snd dic of fredom, here wont be dea fensiv, ranescent, nconseoental "Jade Amo who had decided favor ofthe Jaye inthe Court of Appel argued tat Minnesota in terest was not conpelingbeeate the reco failed to show thet member ship was he only peaceable way for a woman o advance in bane oF profesional if ven song proponent of eompelldasocationmoold ‘agree that memberships sigan than vigorous enforcement of the (Gol Rights Act the Equal Credit Oporeniy Actor afar ction programs, which have provel cher eflervens. Theta mater afb segregton by race and sexs ected only ined by ths econ, Sl ‘tisamisunderstnding ofthe purpore of pole scommoditionprovsons to-ay that no compling state interest exis ules the asoiaton ithe sine qu non of economicadvancemen for women Test realy of compelig importance tha each rex have equal acess to very organization ofering privileges, however? Where other avenues ‘ext how rc» cndard fcomparsbie value or equality of aces wo the ‘marker shoal apply Is the supposion dha ther channels of commerce sre open “hued pon the moibund theory of separate but equal"? OF does + proliferation of sociation, all eal eae, and genie gated fet she chllenge® The Appeals Courethoght so "We kn that membership the Jaycee hasbeen of some help the comping individuals in thee corporate cares, ut we do ot now whether smut ‘organizational experience in other cbs orasaciatons, open either bth ‘ex ort women only hasbeen oul be fina or gente help 1 thes or eer women."” (is worth oberg in thisconecton had ‘rmination ny resi opporenie without neces harming itis ‘economia, evn in ares ite employment dha pln under public accommodation law tay. Whether dirimiaton i costly depends on the alteatines vale: “For Jews who did aoe wan nat ike WASPS ord not know how t,jining Jewish law] Sem was an atative op son." There is no evidence tat they sled snemsraly less succes, shower api wth ian ged yi aor excision, From the standpoint of essing the channels of commerce” to vi con- fering second- ‘modo sameane ego (ne seat tore consracie than the other fom the point of of esing one jo, bot the point snot hae women ae more diilined caleulatrs. Both not complaining ad lng out may be expressions of ‘gn. People mins a ens of pide “by withstanding pin, avoiding onfonasons or completing humble work" Sele-espoct mayen ‘Sing onesel'n misrexzneat fr the sake of fulilng other oblisions Svch a sepporting» fay, My pon here tht rnsion beweeh other folesend reposts nd defense of public sanding agrovated by a public ieology that ideuiesselerespet with pubic sanding and de- is afingon abe sondng epee Especing peu, sving it rooted in indvidl personaly he of fee i intnue” or js pun fgnorne), viewing cia zene ‘character may be ulpi fram the poincofiew of pubic edestion snd poli pogress we know tht confronasons inthe aggregate and over tie can stm exhibitions of prejudice Bur theyareperfoay consistent ih ‘keen prsepson of tereoyper other have of ane group. And roan the Pint of view of serespec le god can come rm Jpg that ins fave or demonstie runes they ke up what nas selfs, afer al, bot pubicenne. there tey re asgnd the blgation tory ‘duet volar And hey mast bly damonseate thay re otek ingin lfepece—that dey do pot ee themselves a “poe” “The sae caution ld for the Wentiation of employment wih slf- respec tea boomerang on the intended beneficiaries If nid works rep resented a condition not ony of public standing boc aloof selE-espect, ‘hex reasons multiply for why the unemployed most take work, why pob- lic poly should make chem work and why goverment must guarantee ‘wrk rob ining, and ware able to losesight ofthe fac ha tient ‘ecesslya source operon ign In ic when comes to mor, p> liesaning and scl-espect may conic Iseems that any work that eras tlving sfces for ble standing signifies that able bodied dale have torakeonthe common oblgason ofctnenshi, orale prvetha they ‘renot idler, burdens on taxpayer But elf respec ay ree wef ot “decent work, or work dha call upon speci cpacier nd talent Work nay diminish el respect heel or treatment there are considered leanings or fics vane tnke-work Michael Sandel ager e e= publican ee that by lf labor fora wage doesnot necessary eatate ComPELuED assoctaTion 95 the quale of charcer neces for sl government, which should be {hes poical economy, and he quotes Robert Kennedy precision "dguied employment at decent py, he Kind of employment tha es 4 man sy wo his communi, wo is fami oh couery, nd mos por ‘ant tinsel "Thelped ul eh oun La parsiant init rest public entre." This oa tht ao js any ob wil do for anyone, that ontingenciesofage and enitonment comple whether oot pt ‘seule work or conditions of employment, ncading wages are considered selrespecting Some jobless wll tke any jb they can gt, some do not svat joa all, nd some wane onl "good job av Christopher Jencks {plains " Minima rage ob ae acepable onan eenger who have no amily tosepportandjastmantpocket money. But no atv hirn Amer ican malecan imagine opporting family on $3.35 atthe ine ofthis wit ing $4.25] an hour If hav the only espectable’ erative he wil a ally cole that rexpectbliy ix beyond his reac," By deiaion, he mark offen citizenship ate the chi pubic ex- Inbisions of respect Tess flere of moral imagiaon to tink a public standing ithe sole, chie, guaranteed, or necewary condition of sl respec ower or that pub shows of darespec normally case el lowthing, for the dynamic alo work in reverse. Slfrepect bolsters Us sins sighs and prejudice, soci exchaion and second cas member. ship an even second-class ienship, Thee goods are not ar unambigy- ‘ns related as poi theory would have i So should not be suprising that my adisor agai dentiyng sel respect with ble sandigholds wit rater ore for enlaton om vole ‘try ssociations or subordination within ther. Wht wrong with = suring that personal dignity i meine by “recugison of the sor that oes from mission to membership? For one thing, asumes tht the intemton to scgmacze and harm by exclusion sucess Te agrandines

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