Profiles in Courage 在線電子書 圖書標籤: 肯尼迪 傳記 英文原版 普利策 政治 JFK 政治/法律 美國
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Having the wisdom to see both sides, to know the dire consequences, and yet went with the unpopular side anyway. Public opinion crushed their future. But these courageous men still managed to walk away with their heads held high and their integrity intact. Only time would tell, and JFK did it for them. Finished on 2015/07/17
評分Having the wisdom to see both sides, to know the dire consequences, and yet went with the unpopular side anyway. Public opinion crushed their future. But these courageous men still managed to walk away with their heads held high and their integrity intact. Only time would tell, and JFK did it for them. Finished on 2015/07/17
評分美國先父的卓見和理念,總是能撼動我心。
評分讀得纍死我瞭.......
評分Having the wisdom to see both sides, to know the dire consequences, and yet went with the unpopular side anyway. Public opinion crushed their future. But these courageous men still managed to walk away with their heads held high and their integrity intact. Only time would tell, and JFK did it for them. Finished on 2015/07/17
約翰·F.肯尼迪,美國第三十五任總統,畢業於哈佛大學,1963年在德剋薩斯州被刺殺成為如林肯般的“殉道總統”。
<blockquote>"This is a book about that most admirable of human virtues-- courage. 'Grace under pressure,' Ernest Hemingway defined it. And these are the stories of the pressures experienced by eight United States Senators and the grace with which they endured them."
-- John F. Kennedy</p></blockquote>
During 1954-1955, John F. Kennedy, then a U.S. Senator, chose eight of his historical colleagues to profile for their acts of astounding integrity in the face of overwhelming opposition. These heroes include John Quincy Adams, Daniel Webster, Thomas Hart Benton, and Robert A. Taft.</p>
Awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1957, Profiles in Courage -- now reissued in this handsome hardcover edition, featuring a new introduction by Caroline Kennedy, as well as Robert Kennedy's foreword written for the memorial edition of the volume in 1964 -- resounds with timeless lessons on the most cherished of virtues and is a powerful reminder of the strength of the human spirit. It is as Robert Kennedy states in the foreword, "not just stories of the past but a hook of hope and confidence for the future. What happens to the country, to the world, depends on what we do with what others have left us."</p>
Profiles in Courage raised a great urge in me trying to find a soft copy, yet not easy to locate one, if there is any way accessing it, Plz let me konw.
評分Profiles in Courage raised a great urge in me trying to find a soft copy, yet not easy to locate one, if there is any way accessing it, Plz let me konw.
評分本书的精要部分不是后面的各位参议员的故事,而是前言。前言中肯尼迪虽然调门太高,但是存有深意,主要有以下几层意思: 一是参议员的负责对象的多重,职责灵活。参议员要对很多对象负责,自己所属的州,自己的党派,美国国会,投票给自己的选民,全体美国人民。还有一个很重...
評分曾经读过一些关于美国政治的书,比如《常识》等;也读过一些关于民主的书,比如刘瑜的《民主的细节》等。但是在我试读这本《肯尼迪:信仰在风中飘扬》时,之前的一些思绪被再次唤醒。罗曼·罗兰说,“从来没有人为了读书而读书,只有在书中读自己,在书中发现自己,或检...
評分Profiles in Courage raised a great urge in me trying to find a soft copy, yet not easy to locate one, if there is any way accessing it, Plz let me konw.
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