Synopses & Reviews
What It Means to Serve the Public In a vigorous defense of public life, Senator Joseph Lieberman, renowned as one of our most articulate and respected politicians, defines the duty, the honor and the privilege of public life in the face of Americans' perennial cynicism about it.
Drawing widely from his own experience as a politician and his pride in public service, Lieberman makes a passionate, hopeful argument for the value of public life -- its place and necessity in our democracy and our need for more Americans to embrace it if we are to sustain our self-government.
Synopsis
In a vigorous defense of public life, Senator Joseph Lieberman, one of the most articulate and visible of our politicians, defines the duty, the honor, and the privilege of public life in the face of Americans' perennial contempt for it.
Table of Contents
Contents Prologue
ONE On Politics as a Career
TWO The Roots of a Public Life
THREE Mounting a First Campaign
FOUR Straight and Honest
FIVE Losing
SIX The Modern Campaign
SEVEN The Life
EIGHT The Job
NINE The Future
Index