Give Me Liberty: A Handbook for American RevolutionariesIn Give Me Liberty: A Handbook for American Revolutionaries, bestselling author Naomi Wolf illustrates the changes that can take place when ordinary citizens engage in the democratic system the way the founders intended and tells how to use that system, right now, to change your life, your community, and ultimately, the nation. As the practice of democracy becomes a lost art, Americans are increasingly desperate for a restored nation. Many have a general sense that the “system” is in disorder—if not on the road to functional collapse. But though it is easy to identify our political problems, the solutions are not always as clear. In Give Me Liberty: A Handbook for American Revolutionaries, bestselling author Naomi Wolf illustrates the breathtaking changes that can take place when ordinary citizens engage in the democratic system the way the founders intended and tells how to use that system, right now, to change your life, your community, and ultimately, the nation. |
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User Review - gmicksmith - LibraryThingThis is a primer for patriots, from a left wing perspective, though applicable to anyone, who want to effect change. This is a "nuts and bolts" approach on how to organize and agitate for change. As ... Read full review
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User Review - PaulBerauer - LibraryThingFantastic book. I have read her "Letters to a Young Patriot" and loved it, thought I thought it was a little extreme. I feel the same way about this book. It brings up some troubling trends ... Read full review
Contents
introduction | 3 |
freedom is intended as a Challenge | 13 |
fake Patriotism | 23 |
fake Democracy | 33 |
We are required to speak freely | 91 |
We Have a Duty to rebel Continually | 105 |
ordinary People are supposed | 125 |
americans Cherish the rule of Law | 141 |
a New american revolution | 209 |
DriviNG CHaNGe | 215 |
become the Media yourself | 221 |
Produce New Media | 235 |
Protest | 245 |
staging a Protest | 251 |
How to speak in Any Public Context | 260 |
organize a town Hall Meeting | 271 |
america establishes No God | 157 |
americans Deliberate with | 173 |
Liberty is Universal america Cannot | 189 |
Become the leaders of America | 283 |
CreAte orCHANge | 293 |
organize a National HearingAnnette warren | 300 |
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| Title | Give Me Liberty: A Handbook for American Revolutionaries |
| Author | Naomi Wolf |
| Publisher | Simon and Schuster, 2008 |
| ISBN | 141659258X, 9781416592587 |
| Length | 240 pages |
| Subjects | › › Political Science / American Government / General Political Science / Civics & Citizenship Political Science / Political Ideologies / Democracy |
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