The essential America
Subtitle: our founders and the liberal tradition
By: George McGovern.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
Subjects: Liberalism -- United States; United States -- Politics and government
Description: "Referring us to our moral and spiritual foundations, George McGovern not only presents a resounding defense of liberalism as "the most practical and hopeful compass to guide the American ship of state" but offers specific proposals for keeping the tradition vibrant." "The Essential America proposes programs for feeding the world's malnourished children. Rather than sending our armies abroad, McGovern spells out policies that confront the causes of terrorism. He proposes cutting our military budget (echoing Dwight D. Eisenhower's powerful warning about the military-industrial complex). He condemns preemptive war, criticizes tax cuts for the rich, and warns against government for the powerful minority." "Americans have traditionally stood for progress, generosity, tolerance, and protection of the needy, McGovern states - as well as for multi-lateralism in foreign policy and "a decent respect for the opinions of mankind." He reminds us that while creative tension between liberalism and conservatism is the genius of American politics, it is the liberals who have been responsible for every forward step in our national history. They built "the Essential America.""--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Faith of our fathers; title: The spoils of war and the fruits of peace; title: Liberalism and conservatism : the American condition and how we got here; title: The changing character of the liberal-conservative equation; title: The sources of security and national greatness; title: Come home, America.