The idea that men are created free and equal is both true and misleading: men are created different; they lose their social freedom and their individual autonomy in seeking to become like each other.
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| Birth: | 22nd September, 1909 |
| Death: | 10th May, 2002 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Attorney, Educator, Sociologist |
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David Riesman was a sociologist, attorney, and educator. After graduating from Harvard Law School, where he was a member of the Harvard Law Review, Riesman clerked for Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis from 1935-1936. He also taught at the University of Buffalo Law School and at the University of Chicago.
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