America the Strong, William J Bennett
America the Strong, William J Bennett
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America the Strong
Conservative Ideas to Spark the Next Generation

Author: William J Bennett, John T. E. Cribb

Narrator: John McLain

Unabridged: 7 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Oasis Audio

Published: 09/22/2015

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

What is F.L.I.N.T.? It's what makes America strong.

We live in a culture that often dismisses and ridicules conservative values. By the time liberal professors, the news media, and Hollywood get through with them, many young Americans are convinced “conservative” means extremist and intolerant. It’s a distortion that endangers America’s future. Bill Bennett and coauthor John Cribb explain what conservatism really means, using five fundamental principles summarized by the word FLINT:Free enterpriseLimited governmentIndividual libertyNational defenseTraditional valuesAmerica the Strong shows the next generation how these principles have made the United States a great nation and why they are worth preserving. It answers more than one hundred questions, from “Do conservatives hate the government?” to “What’s wrong with having an open border?” to “Why can’t rich people pay all the taxes?”

About The Author

William J. Bennett served as Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy under President George H. W. Bush and as Secretary of Education and Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities under President Reagan. He holds a bachelor of arts degree in philosophy from Williams College, a doctorate in political philosophy from the University of Texas, and a law degree from Harvard. He is the author of such bestselling books as The Educated Child, The Death of Outrage, The Book of Virtues, and the two-volume series America: The Last Best Hope. Dr. Bennett is the host of the nationally syndicated radio show Bill Bennett's Morning in America. He is also the Washington Fellow of the Claremont Institute and a regular contributor to CNN. He, his wife, Elayne, and their two sons, John and Joseph, live in Maryland.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Tim on January 08, 2009

If you're a Zinn fan, this will be the worst book you have ever read. Bennett focuses on American History from a reverent perspective, painting it, as he says "With warts and all...but not only warts." A great read for teachers, as it's chock full of little-known anecdotes. My favorite? A "cup of joe......more

Goodreads review by Leyla on February 14, 2012

I have always thought Paul Johnson's American history texts were the best BUT----THIS is better! I finally know what WWI was about, and Korea, etc. No liberal revisionist history here. A breath of fresh air. Highly recommended!......more

Goodreads review by Christopher on November 13, 2021

A readable, but more ideologically slanted history of the US from WWI to the end of the Reagan Era. Bennett's first volume of his "Last Best Hope" series was an evenhanded, primarily positive view of American history up to WWI. Other than a generalized "America is pretty great" sense, Bennett describ......more

Goodreads review by Stharris on July 13, 2012

As I read this book, I am having to stop every few pages and really consider things. This book is definitely pro FDR, pro interventionist, not so hip on Patton....ideas that maybe would not be my first opinion. I am beginning to formulate an idea...need much more research....but I am beginning to se......more

Goodreads review by John on September 24, 2022

Overall, I enjoyed this set. Scholarly, yet informal and occasionally personal, without losing any gravitas. My four-star rating stems from points in the book when the author seems to be litigating and judging history where we lack vital information.......more