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The quote says that public debate does not make rules better when it relies on slogans, unsupported letters, or pressure from interest groups. It argues that improving rules requires substance rather than rhetoric or special pleading.
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About Cass Sunstein
American legal scholar and author
Cass Robert Sunstein is an American legal scholar and author. He served from 2009 to 2012 as administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs in the Obama administration. His work ranges across U.S. constitutional law, administrative law, environmental law, and behavioral economics. He is also the co-author of Nudge (2008) and the author of The World According to Star Wars (2016), a New York Times best seller.
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