# Episode 48: The Myth of Interpretation with Richard Primus

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Podcast: [The Oral Talmud](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-oral-talmud-7378823)
Published: 2026-05-11T05:10:00+00:00
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“ We have a Constitution that's almost impossible to amend but it must change to preserve the constant. And the mechanism for change is that we reinterpret it to keep it true, that it reflects our deepest values and highest aspirations. If we did not reinterpret it, there would arise a dissonance between what we think the Constitution says and who we think we are and who we are as Americans is a people who do not tolerate that dissonance.” - Richard Primus

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