The audacity of hope :
Obama, Barack.
The audacity of hope : thoughts on reclaiming the American dream Barack Obama. - First Edition - New York : Crown Publishers, 2006. - 375 pages ; 25 cm.
Includes index.
Republicans and Democrats -- Values -- Our Constitution -- Politics -- Opportunity -- Faith -- Race -- The world beyond our borders -- Family.
Senator Obama calls for a different brand of politics--a politics for those weary of bitter partisanship and alienated by the "endless clash of armies" we see in Congress and on the campaign trail; a politics rooted in the faith, inclusiveness, and nobility of spirit at the heart of our democracy. He explores those forces--from the fear of losing, to the perpetual need to raise money, to the power of the media--that can stifle even the best-intentioned politician. He examines the growing economic insecurity of American families, the racial and religious tensions within the body politic, and the transnational threats--from terrorism to pandemic--that gather beyond our shores. And he grapples with the role that faith plays in a democracy. Only by returning to the principles that gave birth to our Constitution, he says, can Americans repair a broken political process, and restore to working order a government dangerously out of touch with millions of ordinary Americans.--From publisher description.
0307237699
Obama, Barack.
Obama, Barack--Philosophy.
United States. Congress. Senate --Biography.
Legislators--United States--Biography.
African American legislators--Biography.
National characteristics, American.
Ideals (Philosophy)
United States--Politics and government--Philosophy.
United States--Politics and government--2001-
E 901.1.O23 / .Au23 2006
The audacity of hope : thoughts on reclaiming the American dream Barack Obama. - First Edition - New York : Crown Publishers, 2006. - 375 pages ; 25 cm.
Includes index.
Republicans and Democrats -- Values -- Our Constitution -- Politics -- Opportunity -- Faith -- Race -- The world beyond our borders -- Family.
Senator Obama calls for a different brand of politics--a politics for those weary of bitter partisanship and alienated by the "endless clash of armies" we see in Congress and on the campaign trail; a politics rooted in the faith, inclusiveness, and nobility of spirit at the heart of our democracy. He explores those forces--from the fear of losing, to the perpetual need to raise money, to the power of the media--that can stifle even the best-intentioned politician. He examines the growing economic insecurity of American families, the racial and religious tensions within the body politic, and the transnational threats--from terrorism to pandemic--that gather beyond our shores. And he grapples with the role that faith plays in a democracy. Only by returning to the principles that gave birth to our Constitution, he says, can Americans repair a broken political process, and restore to working order a government dangerously out of touch with millions of ordinary Americans.--From publisher description.
0307237699
Obama, Barack.
Obama, Barack--Philosophy.
United States. Congress. Senate --Biography.
Legislators--United States--Biography.
African American legislators--Biography.
National characteristics, American.
Ideals (Philosophy)
United States--Politics and government--Philosophy.
United States--Politics and government--2001-
E 901.1.O23 / .Au23 2006
