Primer for Those Who Would Govern (Paperback)

~ Hermann Oberth (Author)

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This book is the last book written by Hermann Oberth (1894-1987), the father of space flight. The work addresses many of the great problems facing mankind today, and points to interesting solutions. Oberth says that the book contains the minimum a publicly active person should know and understand. Included is a detail biography of the space pioneer, and a fascinating photo documentation section.

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• Paperback: 302 pages
• Publisher: West Art Pub (March 19, 1987)
• ISBN-10: 0914301063
• ISBN-13: 978-0914301066
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,800,564 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Breaking the Watergate Curse, November 19, 2004

By	Patricia B. Ross (Wellesley, MA USA) - See all my reviews

Since Boston went for 86 years without a Red Sox win, they can relate to the fact that detrimental patterns can be set as if in stone. If there has been one pattern that has been prominent for the last 30 years, it is that lawyers have much greater control over the forces of government and legislatures than they ever have, certainly, since Watergate and the JFK [...], and the highjacking of government by attorney-political entrepeneurs who think nothing of bringing massive litigation to stop the flow of government is not necessarily good for American citizens. The fact that it is costly pales in comparison to the psychological terror that prevails in such an environment. It might be possible to remind the public that governing is a function of leadership, not lawyering. Freeing up government from those who are trained to do law might provide the leadership that America needs to provide progress rather than relying upon stalemates and conflict to govern. Long known for creating more havoc and chaos than they are accused of solving problems, it just may be the fact that America is too embroiled in litigation to succeed. Someone might do a study on just how much money has been spent on litigation over the years, at federal and state government to discern whether or not those costs appear necessary and important, or whether it is due to tapping into the government as a private attorney ATM machine. The results might be very interesting. In any case, the more litigation and accusations appear, the less governing appears to be done, and leadership is rapidly fading from the American scene.