02376cam a2200385 a 4500 20230110144935.0 081021s2006 nyum a001 0aeng 2006-028967 0307237699 9780307237699 (OCoLC)71312726 DLC DLC BAKER KUT NPL YDXCP C#P BUR n-us--- E901.1.O23 A3 2006 973/.04960730092 B 22 Obama, Barack. The audacity of hope : thoughts on reclaiming the American dream / Barack Obama. 1st ed. New York : Crown Publishers, c2006. 375 p. ; 25 cm. Includes index. Republicans and Democrats -- Values -- Our Constitution -- Politics -- Opportunity -- Faith -- Race -- The world beyond our borders -- Family. Senator Obama calls for a different brand of politics--a politics for those weary of bitter partisanship and alienated by the "endless clash of armies" we see in Congress and on the campaign trail; a politics rooted in the faith, inclusiveness, and nobility of spirit at the heart of our democracy. He explores those forces--from the fear of losing, to the perpetual need to raise money, to the power of the media--that can stifle even the best-intentioned politician. 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 gather beyond our shores. And he grapples with the role that faith plays in a democracy. Only by returning to the principles that gave birth to our Constitution, he says, can Americans repair a broken political process, and restore to working order a government dangerously out of touch with millions of ordinary Americans.--From publisher description. Obama, Barack. Obama, Barack Philosophy. United States. Congress. Senate Biography. African American legislators Biography. Ideals (Philosophy) Legislators United States Biography. National characteristics, American. United States Politics and government Philosophy. United States Politics and government 2001- lcc 47593 47593 0 0 lcc 0 0 RKLM0 RKL RKL 2023-01-10 0 0242077 2023-01-10 00:00:00 1 2023-01-10 BK VIRTUAITEM