<blockquote>"This is a book about that most admirable of human virtues-- courage. 'Grace under pressure,' Ernest Hemingway defined it. And these are the stories of the pressures experienced by eight United States Senators and the grace with which they endured them."
-- John F. Kennedy</p></blockquote>
During 1954-1955, John F. Kennedy, then a U.S. Senator, chose eight of his historical colleagues to profile for their acts of astounding integrity in the face of overwhelming opposition. These heroes include John Quincy Adams, Daniel Webster, Thomas Hart Benton, and Robert A. Taft.</p>
Awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1957, Profiles in Courage -- now reissued in this handsome hardcover edition, featuring a new introduction by Caroline Kennedy, as well as Robert Kennedy's foreword written for the memorial edition of the volume in 1964 -- resounds with timeless lessons on the most cherished of virtues and is a powerful reminder of the strength of the human spirit. It is as Robert Kennedy states in the foreword, "not just stories of the past but a hook of hope and confidence for the future. What happens to the country, to the world, depends on what we do with what others have left us."</p>
约翰·F.肯尼迪,美国第三十五任总统,毕业于哈佛大学,1963年在德克萨斯州被刺杀成为如林肯般的“殉道总统”。
美国政治逐渐走上平庸,没有当初先贤筚路蓝缕草创基业时惊心动魄的一幕幕。于平常人而言,这是好事。但要是这书读书,却太乏味。 美国政治概况,有很多书已经介绍过了,就像《宪政历程》《民主的细节》,还有琳达的一系列。不过单就某一段任期写一本,还真是第一次看。大概就像...
评分十一国庆期间,当国人开始迎来长假时,美国政府也与时俱进地开始了休息,等到国人们带着疲惫的旅行皮囊回到工作岗位时,美国政府还在休息。于是连国人也愤怒了,你丫的闹内讧,搞得我们连林肯雕像都看不成,能不能不要闹?!但问题是,民主党和共和党自顾自地玩起了政治游戏。 ...
评分Profiles in Courage raised a great urge in me trying to find a soft copy, yet not easy to locate one, if there is any way accessing it, Plz let me konw.
评分诸君现在捧在手中的,是约翰·肯尼迪的普利策图书获奖作品。约翰·肯尼迪是普利策奖1917年创办以来得此殊荣的唯一一位美国总统,尽管本书并非写于他政务繁忙而短暂的三年总统任上。酝酿此书主题时,肯尼迪进入联邦参议院不久,之前仅在地方上担任过六年州议员(马萨诸塞州),...
评分本书的精要部分不是后面的各位参议员的故事,而是前言。前言中肯尼迪虽然调门太高,但是存有深意,主要有以下几层意思: 一是参议员的负责对象的多重,职责灵活。参议员要对很多对象负责,自己所属的州,自己的党派,美国国会,投票给自己的选民,全体美国人民。还有一个很重...
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评分从头到尾的民主党意识形态...
评分Having the wisdom to see both sides, to know the dire consequences, and yet went with the unpopular side anyway. Public opinion crushed their future. But these courageous men still managed to walk away with their heads held high and their integrity intact. Only time would tell, and JFK did it for them. Finished on 2015/07/17
评分美国先父的卓见和理念,总是能撼动我心。
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