From the Archives 95: William O. Douglas on Conformity (1964)

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On September 18, 1964, Associate Justice William O. Douglas of the United States Supreme Court delivered an address titled "A Nonconformist in Our Society" at City College in New York City. Douglas's talk was the first in a series dedicated to the philosopher and legal scholar Morris Raphael Cohen. Among other things, Douglas discussed the extent to which conformity permeates American society, and criticized the unwillingness of American culture to express diverse values, and its detrimental focus on technological and economic progress. The address was recorded and presented by WEVD radio. It is followed by a PSA and a musical interlude.

This recording is from the Michigan State University G. Robert Vincent Voice Library collection.

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