Satisfying a savage instinct is incomparably more pleasurable than satisfying a civilized one.
Jed Rubenfeld Quotes
For society, marriage is undoubtedly beneficial. But the burdens of civilized morality are too heavy for many to bear.
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| Birth: | 1959 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Novelist, Professor |
About
Jed Rubenfeld is the Robert R. Slaughter Professor of Law at Yale Law School. He is an expert on constitutional law, privacy, and the First Amendment. He joined the Yale Law School faculty in 1990 and was appointed to a full professorship in 1994. Rubenfeld has also taught as a visiting professor at both the Stanford Law School and the Duke University School of Law. He is also the author of two successful novels.
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