Give Me Liberty: A Handbook for American RevolutionariesSimon and Schuster, 16.09.2008 - 240 Seiten In Give Me Liberty: A Handbook for American Revolutionaries, bestselling author Naomi Wolf illustrates the changes that can take place when ordinary citizens engage in the democratic system the way the founders intended and tells how to use that system, right now, to change your life, your community, and ultimately, the nation. As the practice of democracy becomes a lost art, Americans are increasingly desperate for a restored nation. Many have a general sense that the “system” is in disorder—if not on the road to functional collapse. But though it is easy to identify our political problems, the solutions are not always as clear. In Give Me Liberty: A Handbook for American Revolutionaries, bestselling author Naomi Wolf illustrates the breathtaking changes that can take place when ordinary citizens engage in the democratic system the way the founders intended and tells how to use that system, right now, to change your life, your community, and ultimately, the nation. |
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... idea that no president, whether Democrat or Republican, will ever be given unchecked power.” —Wes Boyd, cofounder, MoveOn.org “You will be shocked and disturbed by this book. By the end of this 'Letter to a Patriot' you will be driven ...
... idea that no president, whether Democrat or Republican, will ever be given unchecked power.” —Wes Boyd, cofounder, MoveOn.org “You will be shocked and disturbed by this book. By the end of this 'Letter to a Patriot' you will be driven ...
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... idea that we are the lucky recipients of the American gift of liberty and of the republic, not ourselves its ... ideas of Godgiven liberty that the white colonists were debating;15 they were also taking up arms against George III's men ...
... idea that we are the lucky recipients of the American gift of liberty and of the republic, not ourselves its ... ideas of Godgiven liberty that the white colonists were debating;15 they were also taking up arms against George III's men ...
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... idea of liberty and equality that they codified—an idea that was being debated and developed by men and women, black and white, of all classes in the pre-Revolutionary generation—went further than such an idea had ever gone before. It ...
... idea of liberty and equality that they codified—an idea that was being debated and developed by men and women, black and white, of all classes in the pre-Revolutionary generation—went further than such an idea had ever gone before. It ...
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... idea originally come from? For it is actually a direct heresy against the founders' intent. The founders did not create liberty for America, but America for liberty, which they understood as part of universal law. The notion of an ...
... idea originally come from? For it is actually a direct heresy against the founders' intent. The founders did not create liberty for America, but America for liberty, which they understood as part of universal law. The notion of an ...
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... idea that only came into vogue about fifty years after the revolution of 1776. This idea emerged out of the religious revival movement called the Second Great Awakening.3 The founders and the greatest Americans of the previous ...
... idea that only came into vogue about fifty years after the revolution of 1776. This idea emerged out of the religious revival movement called the Second Great Awakening.3 The founders and the greatest Americans of the previous ...
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We are required to speak freely | 91 |
We Have a Duty to rebel Continually | 105 |
ordinary People are supposed | 125 |
americans Cherish the rule of Law | 141 |
a New american revolution | 209 |
DriviNG CHaNGe | 215 |
become the Media yourself | 221 |
Produce New Media | 235 |
Protest | 245 |
staging a Protest | 251 |
How to speak in Any Public Context | 260 |
organize a town Hall Meeting | 271 |
america establishes No God | 157 |
americans Deliberate with | 173 |
Liberty is Universal america Cannot | 189 |
Become the leaders of America | 283 |
CreAte orCHANge | 293 |
organize a National HearingAnnette warren | 300 |
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