Ultimate Washington insider Elliot Richardson (a stalwart of the liberal wing of the Republican party) offers a cool and steady examination of the growth of political cynicism and the accumulation of hostility toward our government by its citizens. Published to conicide with the Democratic and Republican national conventions, this is a bracing account of what it means to be a responsible American today.
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Elliot Richardson, who resigned as Attorney General rather than heed President Richard Nixon's order to fire special prosecutor Archibald Cox, has issued a sobering message to Republicans in this collection of political opinions. "Since when has it been conservative for Americans to turn their backs on the poor?" he asks. Richardson terms his advocacy of moderation "radical" because there seems to be so little of it in the current political discourse and then sets about addressing moderation in a variety of issues. The book is less reflections of his experience than it is his observations from and for the present. They are observations worth noting.
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A self-described centrist, Richardson, with a long career in public service, including a stint as Nixon's attorney general, argues here that the moderate tradition combined with common decency offers the best hope for good government. In this collection of thoughtful essays, he examines the troubling cynicism toward politics that many voters express, which has led politicians to make unrealistic promises in order to stay in office. Although our complex problems do not have easy answers, elected officials, according to Richardson, have a moral responsibility to provide leadership by evaluating possible solutions and building citizen consensus before taking action. A liberal Republican who believes that the trend toward bigger government should be reversed, the author nevertheless feels strongly that government has a duty to respond to the needs of all its citizens, and he takes the new Republican leadership to task for demonizing teenage mothers. A reasoned and convincing analysis of what ails us.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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A book for the ages,
By ndecarlo@yahoo.com (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Reflections of a Radical Moderate (Hardcover)
I really enjoyed reading Elliot Richardson's insights into government and politics. His book should be mandatory for all those involved in running the government today. The clowns in charge today (from both parties) could learn a great deal from someone who not only has a great deal of experience, but also possesses a great deal of integrity.
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A Modest Hero, Author of Moderate Conservative Thought,
This review is from: Reflections Of A Radical Moderate (Paperback)
Few people know that Elliot Richardson wrote many of Richard Nixon's speeches, and advised on others. Richardson was a man with deep analytical skills, common sense, and solid ethics, and he assumed his political allies observed the same high standard he did. He is known as a "Martyr of Watergate," but his sacrifice and misuse started a decade earlier and extended a decade beyond that shameful period. Through example and advocacy, Richardson believed he could influence the Republican Party to take the high moral ground.
When so many people agreed with Nixon's political point of view of the 1960's and 70's, they were actually agreeing with Elliot Richardson. Richardson was an up-and-coming hero, attorney, and political leader who was misled and misused by politicians who we now know to be dishonest. Richardson wrote what he sincerely believed, and people who were better-known but less sincere used his wise words to gain support for themselves. Richardson's final years were spent in frustration and depression, as he saw how his life's work had been hijacked. Read his book, and see how Elliot Richardson influenced American political thought.
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