The Arrogance of Power, J. William Fulbright

Автор: Fulbright J. William, Clinton Bill
Название: The Arrogance of Power
ISBN: 1682260690 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781682260692
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
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Цена: 22530.00 T
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Описание: “Fulbright was erudite and eloquent in all the books he wrote, but this one is his masterpiece. Within its pages lie his now historic remonstrations against a great nation’s overreach, his powerful argument for dissent, and his thoughtful propositions for a new way forward . . . lessons and cautions that resonate just as strongly today.” — From the foreword by Bill ClintonJ. William Fulbright (1905–1995), a Rhodes scholar and lawyer, began his long career in public service when he was elected to serve Arkansas's Third District in Congress in 1942. He quickly became a prominent member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, where he introduced the Fulbright Resolution calling for participation in an organization that became the United Nations. Elected to the Senate in 1944, he promoted the passage of legislation establishing the Fulbright exchange program, and he served as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee from 1959 to 1974, longer than any senator in American history.Fulbright drew on his extensive experience in international relations to write The Arrogance of Power, a sweeping critique of American foreign policy, in particular the justification for the Vietnam War, Congress's failure to set limits on it, and the impulses that gave rise to it. The book—with its solid underpinning the idea that “the most valuable public servant, like the true patriot, is one who gives a higher loyalty to his country's ideals than to its current policy”—was published in 1966 and sold 400,000 copies. The New York Times called it “an invaluable antidote to the official rhetoric of government.”Enhanced by a new forward by President Bill Clinton, this eloquent treatise will resonate with today's readers pondering, as Francis O. Wilcox wrote in the original preface, the peril of nations whose leaders lack ""the wisdom and the good judgment to use their power wisely and well.

Автор: Shields Wayne L.
Название: Ignorance, Arrogance, and Apathy
ISBN: 1498455182 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781498455183
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Цена: 16090.00 T
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Описание: Have "We the People" of the United States become the most manipulated people in the world? Do our Government, Mass Media, and Education System teach us a revised history that causes us to believe the scenarios of U.S. history they want us to believe? Whether by omission or directly using lies or revised history have "We the People" lost the true depth and meaning of History as it actually happen? Are we now believing the false narratives we have been told all our lives? Do we no longer understand the sacrifices made by the Founding Fathers and the many who have died for our freedom throughout the history of these United States of America? Can we actually tell the true story and have it told to all the People or will the Government, Mass Media and our Education System refuse to broadcast or teach it? Are we being taught or indoctrinated? Are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness no more real than Santa Claus? Are those in Government buying Elections by Government give away programs? Or are those in Government winning elections by allowing "free benefits" to illegal residents? Is Government creating right for some people and neglecting those of other people? If the Government is the one creating "rights" is it true they can also take away our "rights"? Are "We the People" going to listen to a Government that lies, cheats and steals our "Rights" away? Are "We the People" going to listen to someone in Government, the Media, or Academia telling us what the Founding Fathers meant by what they said or are "We the People", smart enough to read it and understand the meaning for ourselves? Does the Constitution say, "We the People" are to be the sovereign power of these United States? If so, is it the Government who is in rebellion and not the "We the People"?