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Don’t miss syndicated radio host and author Mark Levin's #1 New York Times acclaimed and longtime bestselling manifesto for the conservative movement.

When nationally syndicated radio host Mark R. Levin’s Liberty and Tyranny appeared in the early months of the Obama presidency, Americans responded by making his clarion call for a new era in conservatism a #1 New York Times bestseller for an astounding twelve weeks. As provocative, well-reasoned, robust, and informed as his on-air commentary, with his love of our country and the legacy of our Founding Fathers reflected on every page, Levin’s galvanizing narrative provides a philosophical, historical, and practical framework for revitalizing the conservative vision and ensuring the preservation of American society.

In the face of the modern liberal assault on Constitution-based values, an attack that has resulted in a federal government that is a massive, unaccountable conglomerate, the time for reinforcing the intellectual and practical case for conservatism is now. In a series of powerful essays, Levin lays out how conservatives can counter the tyrannical liberal corrosion that has filtered into every timely issue affecting our daily lives, from the economy to health care, global warming to immigration, and more.

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""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"

"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 "

"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

"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

"The necessary book of the Obama era." -- Jeffrey Lord, "The American Spectator"

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

"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"

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

"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"

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Mark R. Levin, nationally syndicated talk radio host, host of LevinTV, chairman of Landmark Legal Foundation, and the host of the Fox News show Life, Liberty, & Levin, is the author of eight consecutive #1 New York Times bestsellers: Liberty and Tyranny, Ameritopia, The Liberty Amendments, Plunder and Deceit, Rediscovering Americanism, Unfreedom of the Press, and American Marxism. Liberty and Tyranny spent three months at #1 and sold more than 1.5 million copies. His books Men in Black and Rescuing Sprite were also New York Times bestsellers. Levin is an inductee of the National Radio Hall of Fame and was a top adviser to several members of President Ronald Reagan’s cabinet. He holds a BA from Temple University and a JD from Temple University Law School.

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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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Chris s.

Comprehensive, subjects broken down correctly, and backs all the facts up with foot notes.

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Great book, after i completed reading it i bought the paperback version for my close friends.

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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.

NY Times Best Seller - Hardcover Nonfiction - #1 for 12, #2 for 6 weeks!
Amazon: #1 Nonfiction book for over 30 consecutive days.
Over 1,200,000 sold as of Feb. 3rd 2010!
This is just the beginning. Though primarily written for the domestic market, there are certain truisms that speak to oppressed people globally. When L&T is translated, it may well become the Liberty Bell of our time as it exposes the universal persona of the pied piper-like statists and elitists who seek to destroy the individual. Liberty couldn't have a better lawyer than Mr. Levin.

September 14th, 2010 taught me something. Non-establishment candidates can win primaries.

...meanwhile, the deafening silence from ALL major media outlets continues. How much longer are they going to ignore Liberty & Tyranny? If you are ever asked "What media bias?" by your liberal friends, use this as your prime example.

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"The Democrats are not what they were when your mother was a kid," says my grandmother, who is in her 70s. She voted (D) her entire life up to this last election. "Obama is not a Democrat." She said and I agreed.
I naturally found myself a conservative, however. It was a fit that I couldn't change, and believe me, I tried. Where I am from the common belief is, "We are too poor to be Republicans." But I cannot consider myself a Republican either.
Both Parties have been hijacked by a movement that, in my opinion, threatens the principles our country was founded on. And thanks to Mark Levin, and others, I am able to see this movement for what it is.
I think it was a great idea for Mark to call this movement Statism, and those who advocate for Statism, Statists. The argument is no longer about Republican and Democrat. The argument has become whether we should stand for our founding principles of freedom and liberty, or fundamentally transform our country into a European country which enjoys communism on the left and fascism on the right. I know you all have heard the Dems, especially Pres. Obama, called socialists, right? It's because they have been hijacked by the Statists whose agenda it is to push America toward a European style of government; socialists on the left and fascists on the right. The conservative, according to Levin, is almost impotent to prevent this from happening, partly because the conservative has not engaged in politics in the way the Statist has, therefore the conservative has been caught off guard like a deer in headlights. "Holy cow! What is happening to the American Way?" the conservatives are screaming in despair!
Well, it's our own D@MN fault for getting complacent, lazy, blind to what has been happening! Conservatives have fallen asleep while on guard duty. The system of checks and balances put into place by our founders are failing. That has to change! Especially since most of the Repubs who have been elected have shown us that they fully intend to allow the Statist to proceed with their plans, essentially aiding and abedding the Statist in fundamentally transforming our country's style of government.
A new name needs to be given that encompasses everyone who stands for our founding principles, because there are still Dems out there, like my grandmother, who do not agree with the Statist's agenda. But, if you've noticed, the Statist does not particularly like losing it's "useful idiots." Dems, who break away are criticized and ridiculed for thinking for themselves. Incredibly, Dems refused to acknowledge that anyone disagreeing with them has the right to do so. They cling to the collective mentality like gospel, and use all the ad hominum attacks possible to keep their numbers and marginalize the opposition.
Liberty and Tyranny lays out the Statist agenda. The main benefit of this book is how Levin contrasts the conservative from the Statist on various issues. It has been one of the most educational books I have read so far regarding progressives, which Levin has renamed Statists. The chapters on welfare, environmentalism, and immigration alone are worth buying and keeping this book. Each chapter is heavily referenced in such a format that you could go right to your computer and confirm his source in most cases. It also serves as an reading list. I have put many of the books he cited from on my own reading list.
It should be read in conjunction with The 5000 Year Leap. These two books have given me a boarder understanding of what I and my children are up against. They won't be the only books I read and they are in no way gospel for me! They are, however, a start to educating myself in an attempt to save our country from a change we were not expecting. I intend to take up the guard and pass on my experience and education to my children when it is their time to take up the guard along side me.

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A book for our times

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During this day and age, when progressivism is on the rise everywhere, this is not only an important book but a manual for every conservative.
Mark Levin goes trough different topics chapter by chapter, explaining our nations founding principles and how the statists agenda is removing us ever farther from them. While discussing the founding at length in the third chapter, Mr. Levin shows his unparalleled constitutional expertise in the fourth chapter and really troughout the whole work. Over the course of this book he not only outlines conservative principles but also the left's tyrannical agenda regarding different issues such as federalism, the free-market or the environment.
This book is not only a must read for those who share his views but also for the people who adhere to the progressive agenda that drives us away from our founding principles.
Truly a great piece of intellectual work - I suggest you hand this book to everyone who loves liberty.

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A good introduction to what conservatism means.

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A very good book for anyone who wishes to understand what exactly Conservatism means, how it is one of the best systems for personal liberty. I am speaking from the perspective of someone who is new to the specifics of this ideology (despite conservative leanings for many years) and get an interesting grasp of the American constitution.

If you want a document that provides sound reason to combat Statists (left wingers') arguments.

Technically, left wingers are the conservatives as they are the majority.

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William F. Buckley, Jr.: “[T]here is a better chance of a repository of the kind of wisdom I choose to be governed by among average people than among Ph.D’s at Harvard” (p. 45.) Enlightened conservatives would not take this remark as ‘tongue-in-cheek.’ The soft tyranny the US citizen is oppressed by comes from the halls of academia, where Marxism reigns and where novel ideas are hatched. Thankfully, through radio hosts like Mark Levin, the enlightened are a growing mass, maybe large enough to vote President Obama out, and brave enough to vote a true conservative in. Republicans who ‘prefer to tinker ineffectually and timidly on the edges’ instead of ‘returning to first principles’ may win the next election. But these kind of Republicans are not conservatives, but what Levin calls ‘Neo-Statists.’ To replace Statism with Neo-Statism would be a ‘hollow victory indeed’ (p. 194.) Since this is a ‘bloodless struggle,’ all conservatives should enlist ‘with the courage of their convictions’ (p. 199.)

By conservatism Levin means liberty; by Statism, or tyranny, he means non-conservatism (p.1.) Since the word ‘liberal’ really means the opposite of authoritarian, it is more accurate to label the Modern Liberal as a Statist (p. 4.) Some will take offence with the labels that Levin has chosen to identify political parties by. But his choices more accurately represent the parties or factions than the beclouded labels currently in use. Given the usual confusing world of political philosophy, Levin’s work is refreshing and welcome. Besides marking out political philosophies by labels that suit, he adroitly demystifies, or demythologizes (whichever you choose) the words and terms that politicians use to mislead voters by. When you hear the word ‘progressive,’ for instance, it may be helpful to suspect ‘tyranny’ (p. 30.) When the Constitution is called a ‘living and breathing document,’ there may be an aim afoot ‘to legitimate that which is illegitimate’ (p. 37.) The Statist’s most bewitching word is probably the word ‘change.’ This word is used to excite and emotionalize naïve crowds. The change the Statist has in mind is the alteration of fundamental principles the nation is founded upon, which alteration gets rid of essential good (p. 13.) Even the word ‘reformation’ may be used in secret reference to fundamentally destructive alteration (p. 197.) The word ‘freedom’ had formerly meant “freedom from coercion, from the arbitrary power of other men. Now it was made to mean freedom from necessity…the old demand for a redistribution of wealth” (Friedrich Hayek, p. 92.) This redistribution happens through policies like the progressive income tax, one of Karl Marx’s favorite planks in the Communist Manifesto (p. 63.) The Founders understood ‘equality’ to mean the natural right to live freely and to acquire and retain property through labor (p. 16.) But to the Statist, equality means that the poor must get ahead at the expense of the rich (p. 197.) This injustice is made all the more apparent by the fact that so many of these poor folks are lazy as well. “The proportion of immigrant-headed households using at least one major welfare program is 33 percent. As Professor Borjas has said, ‘Being without work [in the United States] is still far better for most people than being employed in Central America’” (p. 166.) Immigrants are not the sole beneficiaries of unjust egalitarianism. I am just citing an example of egalitarian injustice from this excellent book for my book report. That it is so politically incorrect to cite such an example in our multicultural milieu makes it imperative that I do it. So there is an item-by-item list of words or terms used by the Statist; Levin reminds us of their original meanings and warns us of what the Statist now means by his use of them.

So the methods employed by the Statist to subordinate the individual to the State may be identified by key words and phrases. Familiarity with their meanings is crucial. But one must learn the language as well. Maybe no one understands better the sinister meaning of President Obama’s rhetoric than Mark Levin, who must regularly interpret the man’s utopian dialect for his radio listeners. The best and most important part of Liberty and Tyranny is Levin’s deconstruction of one such speech, or part thereof (pp. 183-188.) The good work is done “by stripping the rhetorical veneer from his message and contrasting it with the wisdom of the Conservative’s principles” (p. 198) and at the same time setting the speech in the context of policy history. This being done, there is no doubt left as to what the President’s message is full of. Levin knows how to interpret for us both sides of this doublespeak; by his excellent display of how this is done, the reader may learn the science of interpreting political hogwash for himself. On page 30 there is this comment on the danger of falling for a secular, statist agenda through a politician’s use of religious talk. Voters are taken by this maneuver every single time! More on how to notice this sort of deceit would have been desirable. Really, a whole book needs to be written on this phenomenon so voters can learn how to decipher and resist this evil deception come election time. Somebody more understanding of, and perhaps even involved in, evangelicalism in America would be needed for this job, I think; Levin’s Jewish Theism may be too shortsighted to handle it. But the fact that Mark Levin is a Jewish Theist and nothing more (I don’t know if he would appreciate that label) is what probably helped him keep within the parameters of religion occupied by the Founders. An evangelical is too apt to drive the Founders past Theism in order to legitimize the imposition of evangelicalism on the masses, which is to overstep the religious freedom endorsed by these Founding Fathers.

The larger context of soft tyranny is given as well. The grand promises made by Roosevelt in the 1940’s are virtually the rhetoric of Communist Russia (p. 41.) False utopian promises from the past have brought the USA to the economic crisis it now faces. The “Fourth Branch of government—an enormous administrative state…exists to oversee and implement” such policies (p. 54.) “It took the Statist nearly eighty years to get here, and it will take the Conservative at least as long to change the nation’s direction” (p. 198.) Wise pessimism! I will speculate some, and be more pessimistic still. Do citizens of America possess enough wisdom, resolve, patience, courage, and humility to endure this long without swinging wildly into wrong directions? They do not. It is highly improbable that they will rise up to the level of virtue they need in the short term; and even if they possessed the necessary virtues in large measure, is it probable that enough of them would take on the Herculean task of steeling the nation’s children against the ‘classroom propaganda mill’ (p. 19) for the long term? Most of what Levin proposes in his latest bestseller should be put into practice. Sadly, virtues will be too much lacking.

American political rhetoric is distinctly interpreted for us in Liberty and Tyranny. And what is factually and pleasantly communicated we should be glad to receive. Mark Levin is gentler in print than on radio.

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Dave Thomson

Mark Levin nails it. Again.

Reviewed in Canada on January 1, 2020

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Mark Levin is a genius. Anyone who is interested in the state of politics in America should read this book. Levin covers the topics that matter in this conservative manifesto with clarity and clear, concise terms. History is our best guide to the future, and Levin is one of the best history teachers that I’ve been blessed to have. I knew a long time ago that I was not a fan of leftist ideology. Now I understand why.
Recommended 100%.

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