Passionate Declarations: Essays on War and JusticeHarper Collins, 17 juni 2003 - 368 sidor From the bestselling author of A People's History of the United States comes this selection of passionate, honest, and piercing essays looking at American political ideology. Howard Zinn brings to Passionate Declarations the same astringent style and provocative point of view that led more than a million people to buy his book A People's History of the United States. He directs his critique here to what he calls "American orthodoxies" -- that set of beliefs guardians of our culture consider sacrosanct: justifications for war, cynicism about human nature and violence, pride in our economic system, certainty of our freedom of speech, romanticization of representative government, confidence in our system of justice. Those orthodoxies, he believes, have a chilling effect on our capacity to think independently and to become active citizens in the long struggle for peace and justice. |
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... democracy . " True , the openings and the flexibility make such a society a more desirable place to live . But they ... Democratic and Republican parties ( choose a or b ) , but no others are really tolerated or encouraged or financed ...
... democracy , our tolerance , and our pluralism . A sophisticated system of control that is confident of its power can permit a measure of dissidence . However , it watches its critics carefully , ready to overwhelm them , intimidate them ...
... democracy . If one day we decide to reexamine these beliefs and realize they do not come naturally out of our innermost feelings or our spontaneous desires , are not the result of independent thought on our part , and , indeed , do not ...
... democracy . Democracy rests on the idea that , except for technical details for which experts may be useful , the important decisions of society are within the capability of ordinary citizens . Not only can ordinary people make ...
... democracy against elit- ism — and it seems to me both impossible and undesirable to be neutral in those conflicts . Writing this book , I do not claim to be neutral , nor do I want to be . There are things I value , and things I don't ...
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FOUR The Use and Abuse of History | 48 |
The American Class System | 147 |
Second Thoughts on the First Amendment | 182 |
The Black Experience | 231 |
ELEVEN The Ultimate Power | 278 |
NOTES | 303 |
INDEX | 333 |
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