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A Deficit of Decency Hardcover – April 1, 2005

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In February of 2004, Senator Zell Miller delivered the speech "A Deficit of Decency" on the Senate floor. The speech considered the very soul of America and generated an unexpectedly massive response from people across the nation.

Expanding on this theme in his new book by the same title, former U.S. Senator and Georgia Governor Zell Miller identifies a wide range of issuesfrom media and sports role models, to the judiciary, to the decline of traditional Christian values of the family, responsibility and sacrificewhere an absence of decency is threatening the heart of America.

"A Deficit of Decency" addresses specific issues where Miller sees a need to return to a basic sense of duty. Miller writes in the preface, "There have been ten generations of Americans since this nation was founded.Each left this nation in a little better condition than they had inherited it from their parents. This is the first generation at risk of doing the opposite. Why? I have come to believe that it is because we failed to acknowledge and discipline ourselves with the spiritual truths that have made us great for these two hundred yearsfaith, family, country, values. This book is about how one man thinks they may be restored and yet save this great civilization from itself."

In "A Deficit of Decency," Miller also speaks candidly about the values that led him to attack his own party and deliver a keynote speech at the 2004 Republican National Convention. These same values, he believes, are desperately needed at the heart of American culture. Miller explains, "There were two primary reasons I could not go where my lifelong political party wanted to take me. I seriously questioned its judgment on how to respond to the threat of terrorism, the most serious national security issue of the post Cold War era. But I also came to be repelled by the secularism that had engulfed its thinking and smothered its soul."

Miller writes from the unique perspective of his rise to and service as Governor and United States Senator, drawing upon public service in each of the past six decades. Miller has written six books, including "Corps Values" and the New York Times bestseller "A National Party No More".

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ZELL MILLER began his career in public service in 1959 with a term as mayor of Young Harris, Georgia. In 1960, he was elected to the Georgia Senate at the age of 28. In 1974, he won the first of four consecutive terms as Georgias lieutenant governor. Then in 1990, Miller ran for governor and won the first of two terms he would serve as the states top leader. From 2000 through 2004, he served as a United States Senator for the state of Georgia.

Millers HOPE Scholarship program was dubbed by the Los Angeles Times as "the most far-reaching scholarship program in the nation. His pre-kindergarten program won an award for innovation from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard.

Six books have been written by Miller, including the New York Times best seller, "A National Party No More: The Conscience of a Conservative Democrat."

Miller now serves as a contributor on FOX News, and in the international law firm of McKenna Long & Aldridge.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Stroud & Hall Publishers; First Edition (April 1, 2005)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0974537632
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0974537634
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.1 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.75 x 1.25 x 9.5 inches

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J. P. Ledbetter

A true American Patriot and honest man speaks out!

Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2005

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In reading Zell Miller's book, I find in him the kind of character, innate patriotism, wisdom and American idealism that most rational, ethical, moral and intelligent American's wish they had or could develop. He is the best result of what a religiously oriented, historically accurate and founders based political upbringing can produce. Oh his detractors and their Neologistic comments (meaningless words coined by psychotics) abound as usual but the truth is that a vast majority of Americans believe exactly as Zell Miller does about most of the issues.

I could not believe the utter simplistic view of one critic and his seven critical statements about what Zell did not mention. His brainwashing was complete I guess:

1. Enron...how about Global Crossing where Terry McCauliff Chairman of the DNC made 18,000 percent profit just months before it went bankrupt...and gee they went after poor Martha?

2. Republican Democracy? There is no such thing...this country is by founding documents and the Constitution of the United States...a Representative Republic...tasked with ensuring a Republican form of government...but hey...who cares about truth here?

3. Tricking public into invading...how about tricking the public into believing a two bid dictator in Bosnia was another Adolph Hitler and bombing innocents escaping on tractors from 30,000 feet or bombing the Chinese Embassy or lying about the 500,000 dead bodies in mass graves there that turned out to be about only 5,000? Not on your scope I guess when it is your own.

4. Radioactive half life weapons? Get a life...depleted uranium projectiles have been worked on for decades and were further perfected under Bill Clinton's Regime and will be continued and used under Hillarie's, are the negative reviewers really that naïve and brainwashed?

5. Christian bashing naturally from the left? Will the reviews that attack this administration stand up and scream from the roof tops it is OK to BE a Christian? I doubt it.

6. Socialized medicine is just another step to communism, like registration of our guns in violation of the second amendment will lead confiscation and one might think Hillary and Bill deserve to lead us in that glorious effort toward that type of society...but believe me one would not like the results when and if America ever gets there.

7. Cutting taxes? I absolutely say yes; when we have billions to send the Tsunami victims in other countries, and when Congress can send billions of dollars in foreign aid to people who do not even give their people the most basic human rights. I say cut taxes. We seemed to be able to pay for a Bosnia war under liberals, and a Somalia utter tragedy under Clinton and much more. When liberals can justify sending millions and millions to a monster like Yassar Arafat and still spend hundreds of billions on pork barrel personal and ridiculous rip offs like the Ted Kennedy BIG DIG fiasco. Yep you bet, cut those taxes because Washington has far too much of our money.

Zell Miller simply has a better handle on the pulse of the nation both liberal and conservative and those fanatic who attack and citizen him are on the fringes and will never be pulled back to reality, rational thinking or the wisdom of the ages. He should have been Bush's very first choice for the Supreme Court even before Roberts for no other reason than he is an honest, intelligent, philosophically sound, moral and patriotic person

Thank you Mr. Miller for restoring my faith that true conservatives and true liberals can agree on some vary basic human, ethical and patriotic topics in spite of the radical, mentally misguided extreme wings of both parties.

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Scott Walker

Historian and conservative black sheep Democrat hits the nail on the head

Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2007

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Amazons book reviews have turned into a blog for political voting. Come on people, turn off the hate and rate the book honestly.

Historian and conservative black sheep Democrat Zell Miller hits the nail on the head. Short chapters with a touch of humor; quick read. He says the book is about the soul of our nation. Miller's stern words reflect a southern farmer--marine mentality. His family is his center as is evident throughout. His principles are clear: Faith in Christ is his core; he does not keep it hidden; he is not luke-warm, but on fire. He supports his words with scripture passages. There are no references.

Zell goes hog wild on issues such as: over-regulation, frivolous lawsuits, professional sports, media bias, the who's to blame game, and the worthless UN. He says: Our latest generation is going backwards; that Christian values and character are dying out; the government and people have lost their way. He paints a bleak picture, but is hopeful; "without God our nation falls apart."

His chapters on tax reform, morality, duty, and values voting are excellent. His chapter on the education system is also good, but ignores the unions impact. He makes a poke at using X for Christ in Christmas. Not sure that there is anything wrong with this, for is it not the Greek sign for Christ?

Does Zell deserve the chastisement received by his fellow democrats? He has been written off as a kook. Joe Lieberman is another man that comes to mind. This is shameful. Democrats are straying farther and farther from their principles, motivated only by partisan politics and getting elected; fed by special interest (the Republicans are not immune). Miller's support of Bush has been a thorn in the Democrats side. Until he sees changes in his party he will continue to support who best fits his values.

"The politicians are influenced by lobbyists and special interest groups." "They are perhaps the greatest threat to our liberty and freedom."

On consuming: I believe his point is materialism (keeping up with the Jones's) and I hope that is what our President has meant in his speeches. "What's wrong with being a nation of consumers?" "Buying more means spending more, spending more means earning more, earning more means working more, working more means being at home less, being at home less means being with children less, and that means less time helping them with homework, less time for eating meals together, less time for volunteering somewhere together, less time to worship together."

Wish you well

Scott

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B. Parsley

Restoring America's Greatness

Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2005

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Seldom does a book move me as much as Zell Miller's, A Deficit of Decency. It made me laugh, it made me cry and, most of all, it made me tremble for my country. There is much that is good in America, but, in many ways, we are headed in the same direction as other great civilizations which have fallen. Some Americans take the great gifts that our founding fathers bequeathed to us and abuse them, and distort them into something the founders would not recognize.

Zell Miller is like the nation's grandfather shaking us awake and warning us of the decay eating at the fabric of our society. Tolerance, which was once a good thing, has been morphed into acceptance of just about anything, no matter how destructive to our society. Courage, honor sacrifice, responsibility and decency have been lost or never planted in the minds of many. Love of country and recognition of God as our guide and our founding principle is ridiculed by many. Americans must take seriously Zell's warning that if we don't stop the partisan fighting and unite in the war on terror, the terrorists will win.

If Democrats would let go of their anger, and their preconceived prejudice against this man, they might learn to appreciate this patriot who rose from humble beginnings, endured hardship with a positive attitude, and served his country in the military, in state government and in the U.S. Senate. You don't have to be a conservative or even a Christian to recognize that what Zell says is the truth. Every American who values family, freedom, opportunity, security, and the right to recognize God in his own way, must read A Deficit of Decency.

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