Barack Obama- Change we can believe in.
“A government that truly represents these Americans–that truly serves these Americans–will require a different kind of politics. That
politics will need to reflect our lives as they are actually lived. It won’t be pre-packaged, ready to pull off the shelf. It will have to be constructed from the best of our traditions and will have to account for the darker aspects of our past. We will need to understand just how we got to this place, this land of warring factions and tribal hatreds. And we’ll need to remind ourselves, despite all our differences, just how much we share: common hopes, common dreams, a bond that will not break.”–from The
Audacity of
hope In July 2004, Barack Obama conquered the heart of the Democratic National Convention with an address that spoke to Americans that propelled him to national prominence. In the less than 20 minutes it took to deliver the speech, Obama was catapulted to sudden fame. One phrase in particular struck attention, a reminder that all the way back in American history, in hard times, the nation has been guided by the hope of a better tomorrow and the will to make it a reality, or what
Senator Obama called “the audacity of hope.” Now, in The Audacity of Hope, which became a best-seller in the week following its release, Senator Obama calls for a different kind of politics–a politic for those who are tired of the ever-lasting rivalry existing between
political parties or even opposing members of a same party, the kind of rivalry we see in congress and on the campaign trail; a politics rooted in the faith, completeness, and dignity of spirit at the heart of “our improbable experiment in democracy.”
He also shares his personal views on family, faith and values, and his vision for a
future that "repairs a political process that is broken." He also writes, with surprising frankness, about adjusting to life as a senator, trying to balance the demands of public service with family life, about the constant difficulty of finding money to finance his campaign, and his own deepening commitment to religion.
At the heart of this
book is Senator Obama’s vision of how we can , by moving beyond our differences and division, tackle REAL problems. He examines the growing economic insecurity of American families, the racial and religious tensions within the body politic, and the transnational threats–from terrorism to pandemic–that are present whether we want to see them or not. And he struggles with the role that faith plays in a democracy–where it is vital and where it must never intrude.
A senator and a lawyer, a professor and a father, a Christian and a skeptic, and above all a student of history and human nature, Senator Obama has written a book of transforming power. A book that inspires future generations. A book that make the old generation dream of better tomorrows for their great grand children. A book that calls for the building of a new, stronger and united UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Only by returning to the principles that gave birth to our Constitution, he says, can Americans repair a political process that is broken, and restore to working order a government that has fallen dangerously out of touch with millions of ordinary Americans. Those Americans are out there, he writes–“waiting for Republicans and Democrats to catch up with them.”
No political figure in recent memory has generated the interest that Obama has, and many compare his appeal to that of a rock star. Only forty-five years old, Barack Obama is certain to play an important role in America’s future.
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