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# Steven L. Carter

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Stephen Lisle Carter is an American legal scholar who serves as the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School. He writes on legal and social issues.

##  Quotes by Steven L. Carter

> [“With its weight and solidity, a book signals to the world that there are ideas worth preserving in a form that carries…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-l-carter/with-its-weight-and-solidity-a-book-signals-to-the-world-that-there/)

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