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Sinossi
Orto senatori, otto diverse biografie, orto diverse vicende accomunare da un fil rouge d'eccezione: il coraggio. Kennedy desidera raccontare quelle storie di eroi quotidiani che rischierebbero di passare in sordina e di essere scordate, se qualcuno non prendesse a cuore l'impegno di documentarle. La forza dell'opera è proprio quella di saper raccontare le vite di uomini normali che, però, hanno superato la paura di schierarsi contro l'opinione pubblica o contro il proprio partito pur di compiere al meglio il loro dovere di politici, specie umana oggi tra le più vituperate.
- ISBN: 8894807010
- Casa Editrice: Oaks Editrice
- Pagine: 319
- Data di uscita: 06-04-2017
Recensioni
"One man with courage is a majority." - President Andrew Jackson This book is primarily about eight U.S. Senators, from John Quincy Adams (D/R) serving 1803-1808 to Robert A. Taft (R) serving 1939-1953. Men who, with the risk of their own personal condemnation and defying the odds, would vote on or ba Leggi tutto
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This is a deeply problematic book, and the fact that it is so widely lauded as a classic by many very intelligent people is a sign that our political ideals are based more on the idea of winning some game than of producing the best outcome for our country. Although it's not entirely untrue that some Leggi tutto
Kennedy was, and still is, many things to many people, but one of his aspects that doesn't get as much attention as it should is his writing. Profiles in Courage is a focused review of eight Senators in US history, chronicling instances where that man defied the pressures of various forces - his par Leggi tutto
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