The average voter's view does not matter to what our government actually does when that view is inconsistent with the view of the economic elite.
Lawrence Lessig
Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership, Harvard Law School
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Lawrence Lessig, professor at Harvard Law School, says there's a profound loss of confidence by Americans in their government. In this Aspen Lecture, Lessig shows exactly why Americans are right, and just how we could restore the rightful sense that we have a government that represents us.
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