Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Table of Contents ix
3. Preface xi
4. Introduction. The Empire of Force and the World of Words 1
5. Chapter One. Speech in the Empire 13
6. Chapter Two. Living Speech and the Mind Behind It 50
7. Chapter Three. The Desire for Meaning 91
8. Chapter Four. Writing That Calls the Reader to Life—or Death 124
9. Chapter Five. Human Dignity and the Claim of Meaning 168
10. Chapter Six. Silence, Belief, and the Right to Speak 204
11. Index 227