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Being an Iraq War Veteran, and author myself, I was wary when I picked up this book--as I am picking up any political book.
When finished reading Swanson's book, I remembered a fleeting line from JFK's speech for his party's nomination: "We must prove all over again whether this nation--or any nation so conceived--can long endure."
I think too often, politics and politicians only have four year or eight year vision. One thing we all need to be aware of is that simple decisions now, are going to affect the history of our nation. We need to ask ourselves, a hundred years from now, are we going to be proud of what we've become and our decisions. Are we going to say, we abolished hunger, disease, we spread freedom, or are we going to say....
Maybe I'm on a JFK fix, but Swanson also rings true to the idea of a "New Frontier" what we need to do, to make this the nation we know we can have, and we deserve.
There's a lot in-between, but it's truly is a hard book to put a finger on. But I like it, and I recommend it.
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Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union by David Swanson
Michael Anthony, October 5, 2009
Being an Iraq War Veteran, and author myself, I was wary when I picked up this book--as I am picking up any political book.When finished reading Swanson's book, I remembered a fleeting line from JFK's speech for his party's nomination: "We must prove all over again whether this nation--or any nation so conceived--can long endure."
I think too often, politics and politicians only have four year or eight year vision. One thing we all need to be aware of is that simple decisions now, are going to affect the history of our nation. We need to ask ourselves, a hundred years from now, are we going to be proud of what we've become and our decisions. Are we going to say, we abolished hunger, disease, we spread freedom, or are we going to say....
Maybe I'm on a JFK fix, but Swanson also rings true to the idea of a "New Frontier" what we need to do, to make this the nation we know we can have, and we deserve.
There's a lot in-between, but it's truly is a hard book to put a finger on. But I like it, and I recommend it.
(2 of 3 readers found this comment helpful)