Justice Neil Gorsuch: 'Aspirations for Power Need To Be Checked'
From The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie by The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie
May 4, 2026 · 35 min
About this episode
Justice Neil Gorsuch discusses the importance of checking aspirations for power to protect liberty, drawing lessons from the Declaration of Independence and the Founders.
The Supreme Court justice discusses the Declaration of Independence, how unchecked power threatens liberty, and what the Founders can teach future generations.
People in this episode
Host: Nick Gillespie
Guest: Justice Neil Gorsuch
Topics covered
- Supreme Court
- liberty
- unchecked power
- Declaration of Independence
- Founding Fathers
- political philosophy
Keywords
- Justice Neil Gorsuch
- liberty
- unchecked power
- Declaration of Independence
- Founders
- Supreme Court
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Books & works: Declaration of Independence
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