Overview
Supposedly, we learn about the candidates for the highest office through a series of tests called ādebates,ā which are instead an exchange of soundbites. We canāt know whether an aspirant to the presidency has the ability to ask good questions or only a suave or belligerent ability to answer them. Moral Vision is a human-interest introduction to American history through studies of nineteen leaders: presidents, almost presidents, a tycoon, a crusading journalist, and even a leading 19th century abortionist. Its lessons can help voters sort through the candidates in 2024 and beyond by measuring them against previous leadersānone of whom was faultless. It shows how the deepest views often grow out of religious belief and influence political goals, racial prejudices, sexual activities, uses of power, and senses of service.
In his 1789 inaugural address, George Washington pledged that āthe foundation for national policy will be laid in the sure and immutable principles of private morality.ā Marvin Olasky shows how 19th-century leaders like Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, and Grover Cleveland partly upheld and partly ignored that promise, and 20th-century leaders like Woodrow Wilson, John F. Kennedy, and Bill Clinton tried to ācompartmentalizeā the private and the public.
An extensively updated version of The American Leadership Tradition, Moral Vision is for anyone tired of todayās textbook tendencies to submerge the role of individuals as big economic and demographic waves roll in. History is more than statistics, economics, and group identities. Human beings are more than paper boats riding the rainfall into gutters.
This book title, Moral Vision (Leadership from George Washington to Joe Biden), ISBN: 9781668047897, by Marvin Olasky, published by Free Press (February 13, 2024) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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