Justice Stephen Breyer on the Importance of Civics Education

We the People

National Constitution Center

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🗓️ 6 October 2022

⏱️ 56 minutes

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To conclude our week-long celebration of Constitution Day and to celebrate the launch of our Constitution 101 course, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer (ret.) joined Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the NCC, for a private conversation with middle and high school students about the importance of civics education in America. Justice Breyer recently joined Justice Neil Gorsuch as honorary co-chair of the National Constitution Center. Questions or comments about the show? Email us at podcast@constitutioncenter.org. Continue today’s conversation on Facebook and Twitter using @ConstitutionCtr. Sign up to receive Constitution Weekly, our email roundup of constitutional news and debate, at bit.ly/constitutionweekly. You can find transcripts for each episode on the podcast pages in our Media Library.

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0:00.0	Hello, I'm Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, and welcome
0:09.2	to We The People, a weekly show of constitutional debate.
0:12.8	The National Constitution Center is a nonpartisan nonprofit chartered by Congress to increase
0:18.2	awareness and understanding of the Constitution among the American people.
0:23.0	All of us at the NCC are thrilled that Justice Stephen Breyer
0:27.1	has recently joined us as our new honorary co-chair.
0:30.4	Serving with Justice Neil Gorsuch, Justice Breyer,
0:33.2	came to the NCC on September 23rd
0:36.0	to help us launch our new Constitution 101
0:38.6	class for learners of all ages.
0:40.9	To celebrate, we hosted more than 200 middle and high school students at the center
0:45.6	on the overlook under the beautiful First Amendment tablet.
0:49.4	We had a great conversation about civics with Justice Breyer and I'm so excited to share it with you today.
0:55.5	Enjoy the show.
0:56.5	Look, what a beautiful day it is is and here you are inside.
1:05.0	But it's cold out there.
1:08.0	Well, we are inside but in one of the most inspiring spaces in America.
1:13.0	Hello friends, welcome to the National Constitution Center.
1:17.0	It is so exciting to welcome you into this magnificent space with the words of the First Amendment
1:25.9	shining behind us and Independence Hall glimmering before us to introduce you to the new honorary co-chair of the National
1:34.9	Constitution Center, Justice Stephen Breyer.
1:37.6	Thank you. Thank you.
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