The Wise Men Know What Wicked Things ..., Russell Kirk
The Wise Men Know What Wicked Things ..., Russell Kirk
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The Wise Men Know What Wicked Things Are Written on the Sky

Author: Russell Kirk

Narrator: Peter Kjenaas

Unabridged: 5 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2007


Synopsis

In a series of eleven essays, Kirk relates several issues to a common question: "Is the American Republic descending into decadence, or are the American people entering upon a renewal of belief and hope?" In doing so, he covers a wide range of subjects that beg answers and action, including "The American Mission," "The Illusion of Human Rights," "Prospects for American Education," and "Can Virtue be Taught?" Kirk's views are trenchant, well supported, and far from commonplace. For instance, he takes a dim view of today's information age, but is not without hope: "It is not inevitable that the computer should supplant the poet."

About Russell Kirk

Russell Kirk was an acclaimed American political theorist and bestselling author whose 1953 book The Conservative Mind is one of the most important political books of the 20th century. Kirk passed away in 1994.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Samuel on December 26, 2020

A series of speeches Russell Kirk gave in 1987 toward the end of the Reagan Administration on the ills of society at that time and the cures for those ills... An interesting read, I don't think he'd be happy with where we are today.......more

Goodreads review by Lynn on July 29, 2018

Very prescient... Plus, Kirk's precise use of language is a simply a pleasure.......more

Goodreads review by John on June 12, 2022

Beautiful words & visions from St. Russell of Mecosta. Sad to see how the high hopes of the 1980s (not that Kirk skated by the nation's deep challenges) have been largely disappointed over the last 30+ years.......more

Goodreads review by Mary Ellen Barringer on February 24, 2021

This series of 11 essays written in the mid 1980's is still relevant today. Mr Kirk identifies trends that have led us to some of our biggesr challenges today. Definitely worth reading.......more

Goodreads review by Aaron on October 05, 2022

America’s Augustine Age? Renewal of ancient constitutions and neglected mores. Pax Romana. The American Mission “The American mission… is to reconcile the claims of order and the claims of freedom to maintain, in an age of ferocious ideologies and fantastic schemes, a model of justice.” The Illusion of......more