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Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto [Hardcover]

Mark R. Levin
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Book Description

March 24, 2009
Conservative talk radio's fastest-growing superstar is also a New York Times bestselling phenomenon: the author of the groundbreaking critique of the Supreme Court, Men in Black, and the deeply personal dog lover's memoir Rescuing Sprite, Mark R. Levin now delivers the book that characterizes both his devotion to his more than 5 million listeners and his love of our country and the legacy of our Founding Fathers: Liberty and Tyranny is Mark R. Levin's clarion call to conservative America, a new manifesto for the conservative movement for the 21st century.

In the face of the modern liberal assault on Constitution-based values, an attack that has steadily snowballed since President Roosevelt's New Deal of the 1930s and resulted in a federal government that is a massive, unaccountable conglomerate, the time for re-enforcing the intellectual and practical case for conservatism is now. Conservative beliefs in individual freedoms do in the end stand for liberty for all Americans, while liberal dictates lead to the breakdown of civilized society -- in short, tyranny. Looking back to look to the future, Levin writes "conservatism is the antidote to tyranny precisely because its principles are our founding principles." And in a series of powerful essays, Levin lays out how conservatives can counter the liberal corrosion that has filtered into every timely issue affecting our daily lives, from the economy to health care, global warming, immigration, and more -- and illustrates how change, as seen through the conservative lens, is always prudent, and always an enhancement to individual freedom.

As provocative, well-reasoned, robust, and informed as his on-air commentary, Levin's narrative will galvanize readers to begin a new era in conservative thinking and action. Liberty and Tyranny provides a philosophical, historical, and practical framework for revitalizing the conservative vision and ensuring the preservation of American society.


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Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Author and conservative talk radio host Levin (Rescuing Sprite, Men in Black) takes on the Statist, a liberal straw man, in this collection of polemics against left-wing tenets (like "economic and social justice"), touchstones (like the New Deal) and institutions (strongholds of liberal thought like academia and the mainstream media). With "an insatiable appetite for control" and a veil of "moral indignation," Levin finds the Statist not only in congressional Democrats and President Obama's White House, but in "neo-Statists" like compassionate conservative Michael Gerson, and the Fed and Treasury under G.W. Bush. Many of Levin's arguments reiterate familiar tropes, including a "strict constructionist" view of the Constitution that sees Social Security as patently un-American. Predictably, Levin opposes the extension of health benefits, derides global warming (implicating Obama's "global warming czar" as a leader in "the Socialist International's Commission for a Sustainable World Society"), and fights back against immigrants, whom the Statist portrays "as universally more virtuous than the citizen." For those new to the Tea Party, Levin offers a handy roundup of conservative talking points, but anyone paying attention to talk radio over the past few years won't learn anything new.
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"The necessary book of the Obama era." -- Jeffrey Lord, The American Spectator

"Levin has delivered a stalwart conservative manifesto written by a conservative who doesn't want to re-brand and repackage conservatism into liberalism. He draws on founding principles, not polls, to lay out the agenda for the Right -- and to illuminate the fatal flaws of statism." -- Michelle Malkin

"This is quite simply the most important book of our times." -- Scott Miller, The Conservative Post

"This has the answer for everything you've asked yourself about yourself, and why you believe what you believe." -- Rush Limbaugh

"Liberty and Tyranny is Mark Levin: a man who loves his family and country and believes ideas have consequences -- and therefore will fight passionately for what he believes and knows to be true." -- Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review

"While it may present itself as a "conservative manifesto" (and it is that, too) it is also a compelling primer on the most basic principles of the American political order." -- Gary L. McDowell, American Thinker

"Mark Levin's Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto couldn't be more relevant or important. It is a masterful restatement of conservative principles that is succinct...and yet comprehensive. It is thoughtful and deep but highly readable. It is timely yet timeless." -- David Limbaugh, TownHall.com

"This is a superbly useful book. It is the perfect companion for the college freshman to fortify the student against what he or she is about to hear. It is an ideal detoxicant for the graduating senior. Most vitally, it should be read by those who do not consider themselves conservatives, because it carefully lays out the central historic, philosophic and constitutional relationship between conservative principles and our individual freedom." -- Tony Blankley, The Washington Times

"If you want to rediscover true conservatism, read Mark Levin's Liberty and Tyranny. If you want to help preserve liberty, buy copies for your kids." -- Terry Jeffrey, CNS News

"It is a rarity that an important book arrives at its perfect moment. Such is the case with Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto...Against this tidal wave, Mark Levin offers not so much a defense as a plan of attack, a clarion call to roll back the seas of Change." -- Andrew C McCarthy, The New Criterion

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Threshold Editions; 1st edition (March 24, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1416562850
  • ISBN-13: 978-1416562856
  • Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.7 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2,722 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,478 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Mark R. Levin is a nationally syndicated talk radio host and president of Landmark Legal Foundation. He has also worked as an attorney in the private sector and as a top adviser and administrator to several members of President Reagan's cabinet. He is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling book Liberty and Tyranny, as well as New York Times bestselling books Rescuing Sprite and Men in Black: How the Supreme Court Is Destroying America, Mark holds a B.A. from Temple University and a J.D. from Temple University School of Law.

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I found this book to be well researched and very well written with excellent footnotes. Victoria L. Kaestner  |  445 reviewers made a similar statement
A book like this one will then help them come to their senses. jrs650  |  206 reviewers made a similar statement
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971 of 1,085 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars I am a Democrat who enjoyed this book. April 8, 2009
Format:Hardcover
I've been a Democrat for as long as I can remember. I am not a far left liberal, or a "Statist" as Mark would say. I do wonder though if Mark thinks all Democrats are Statists. I consider myself a Democrat simply because I am a little left of center, I am more conservative when it comes to fiscal matters and liberal when it comes to social issues. But as a Democrat, I enjoyed this book and I urge other people who may not see themselves as Conservatives to have an open mind and read this book. It is very well written and Mr. Levin makes many great points. If you're not a Conservatives, this book will not change your views overnight, so don't worry. Also, this book is not "Republican propaganda" as other reviewers, who probably didn't read the book, have labeled it. However, this book might open your eyes to things you never thought of before. After reading this book, I do have much more respect for true Conservative principles that Mr. Levin outlines. This was a good read.
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670 of 817 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Conservative Catechism March 24, 2009
By Charlie
Format:Hardcover
This book is perfect for the individual who has always "felt" conservative, but couldn't quite explain herself. Mark Levin's "Liberty and Tyranny" begins with an excellent overview of where our country is as a constitutional republic and how we got here. He then states clearly his book's theme and rallying cry -- Conservatives must know the philosophical foundations for the principles they purport to advance in order to defend liberty from the "soft tyranny" of modern liberalism.

Levin goes on meticulously (many more than 300 endnotes), but plainly explaining the principles of classic conservative philosophy of "prudent" progress, a government that is subservient to the people (rather than the other way around), the fundamental truth that rights are not derived from the government but from a higher power, that the free market system more than any other in history provides the best, most efficient and most just opportunity for individual prosperity as well as for the general welfare, and much much more.

Levin's book provides ample evidence of government encroachment on individual liberty and our country's descent into the soft tyranny warned of by Alexis de Tocqueville in our country's earliest years. Economic regulation, environmental extremism, the usurpation of representative government by the judiciary, unprecedented and uncontrolled illegal influx of people into out country, and the like threaten our economic viability. Finally, Levin's book details how the liberal (and some so-called conservative) political elite rejects the notion of American Exceptionalism and seek to surrender voluntarily the sovereignty our forefathers fought and died to give and to preserve for us.

This is a must read for those who wish to understand, defend and advance Conservatism
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1,731 of 2,126 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The Left doth protest too much...with their silence March 24, 2009
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In general, the louder someone complains, the closer you are to the truth. I anticipate numerous ad hominem 'reviews' from statists posted here. Do not let them talk you out of reading Liberty & Tyranny.

In any given generation, there are only a handful authors and thinkers whose creations can survive the ravages of time and the shifting sands of societal evolution. It is rarer still when a key book is written, recognized, and celebrated contemporarily.

Mark R. Levin logically lays out what has made the United States of America different from all other nations in the history of humanity. He re-introduces us to the founders and framers, and those people who inspired them long ago. At its most basic elements, our country was founded on the ideals of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness...and that we have these rights conferred on us, not by man or government, but by Natural Law, which originates with the Creator. Mr. Levin puts us back in touch with our founding doctrines, which are the at the very heart of what conservatism is and has always been.

For too long, Conservatives have let themselves be defined by the media. Mr. Levin's book recasts what it is to be a proud Conservative, and gives voice to those who are often silent in the face of ideological slander. If you believe in this great country, if you believe in truth and honesty, if you believe in life and principles, if you believe in freedom and patriotism, if you believe that all people are created equal and it is up to the individual to succeed according to their talents and interests, and if you believe in a smaller efficient government, and lower taxes, then this book is for you.

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660 of 812 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars THE Voice for our Times March 24, 2009
Format:Hardcover
Finally, someone is able to encapsulate the current mess the US is in into a succinct, comprehensive thesis that explains not only where we are, how we got here but, most importantly, what to do about it.

An engrossing read that introduces new terminology in the use of the word 'Statist' instead of 'Liberal' to better pinpoint the mindset and agenda of the far left (as they have strayed so far from the path that to call them liberal is to insult true liberals everywhere). Mark Levine deserves two thumbs up, five stars, and a Medal of Honor for telling it like it is.

Rebecca Melvin, author of In the Brief Eternal Silence
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1.0 out of 5 stars more drivel
Fear and hate, hate and fear..coupled with grave misunderstandings of how government actually works. Seriously, why not skip it and just play Glen beck crying on an eternal loop..
Published 4 days ago by Theresa Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book
This is a great book describing how important our precious freedoms are. It reminds us and demonstrates how they are slowly windling away as socialism, fascism, and... Read more
Published 5 days ago by Neal W. Kuzee
5.0 out of 5 stars POLI-SCI PRIMER
A good review of what we studied in college in political science, history, etc.....this is a must read for the review and also have your liberal friends take another look at what's... Read more
Published 7 days ago by Joseph H. Race
5.0 out of 5 stars A book all Americans should read.
If you care for your country and its future, you should read this book and get involved. This country has lost most of its freedoms thanks to our government and its time to take... Read more
Published 9 days ago by jbs911
5.0 out of 5 stars MARK LEVIN SHOULD RUN FOR OFFICE.
Mark Levin is the sharpest conservative in talk radio. He would be smart and run for office---with the likes of Ted Cruz and Rand Paul.
Published 10 days ago by DOCTOR
5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommend
Perfectly walks through complex subject matter with ease in a way that anyone can understand.

Mark Levin is the real deal...book is phenomenal.
Published 11 days ago by pat curley
5.0 out of 5 stars A must read
I recommend that this book be read by all who love liberty. Those who read it need to spread the word to others who are oblivious of what the LEFT is doing to LIBERTY.
Published 14 days ago by Ainla Suplina
5.0 out of 5 stars Must Read...
Listened to the author on the radio and had to get this book after hearing to him...The book is both chilling and informative... Read more
Published 16 days ago by Jack Thomas Korzekwinski
5.0 out of 5 stars A must read
This book will explain why we need to fight for liberty and not just let it be gradually let it slip away.
Published 18 days ago by Glenn
1.0 out of 5 stars This book should be categorized as fiction
If you want to read all the myths, fabrications, and outright lies that are being spewed out by the lockstep far right this is the book for you.
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Why did you start a conversation around a book you plan to, but have not, read?

In any event, I think you will be surprised by this book. There are a lot of things happening that today that are well predicted by Mark Levin. He could see the logical conclusion of where the policies being... Read more
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Can liberty and socialism co-exist in a free society?
"My health is not something you should expect to earn a profit from..."

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Did Mark Levin serve in the military? And what of Rahm Emanuel?
Deckard, I fail to see your point unless it is simply name calling or gratuitous bashing. It is typical of the hate-filled leftist cheap debate tricks. I don't see how it contributes anything of a positive nature to discussion surround the book. I would recommend you read United in Hate: The... Read more
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Is there a good "liberal manifesto" book I can also read?
This is a good argument for regluation, but I simply don't trust the current adminstration to fairly enforce such regluation. I don't trust a man who took 127million dollars in campaign contrubiations from Eddie and Fannie to enforce such regluation equally across the field. I don't trust... Read more
Apr 8, 2009 by Dur'id the Druid |  See all 459 posts
It's time for a new politcal party:
I understand your frustration but we do not have to start a new political party. Turn that grassroots effort into getting the RINOs out of the Republican Party. It starts at the local level and moves up. Identify the RINOs - school boards, county commissioners, Mayors, state reps, Governors,... Read more
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