{"product_id":"moral-vision-leadership-from-george-washington-to-joe-biden-paperback","title":"Moral Vision: Leadership from George Washington to Joe Biden - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarvin Olasky\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat makes a leader truly great? Is it simply a matter of management style and personality? Or is it character that matters most? \u003ci\u003eMoral Visions\u003c\/i\u003e takes an insightful look into America's leaders of the past to answer these questions and demonstrates that values and moral convictions are critical to the strength of a nation.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSupposedly, we learn about the candidates for the highest office through a series of tests called \"debates,\" which are instead an exchange of soundbites. We can't know whether an aspirant to the presidency has the ability to ask good questions or only a suave or belligerent ability to answer them. \u003ci\u003eMoral Vision\u003c\/i\u003e is a human-interest introduction to American history through studies of nineteen leaders: presidents, almost presidents, a tycoon, a crusading journalist, and even a leading 19th century abortionist. Its lessons can help voters sort through the candidates in 2024 and beyond by measuring them against previous leaders--none of whom was faultless. It shows how the deepest views often grow out of religious belief and influence political goals, racial prejudices, sexual activities, uses of power, and senses of service. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn his 1789 inaugural address, George Washington pledged that \"the foundation for national policy will be laid in the sure and immutable principles of private morality.\" Marvin Olasky shows how 19th-century leaders like Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, and Grover Cleveland partly upheld and partly ignored that promise, and 20th-century leaders like Woodrow Wilson, John F. Kennedy, and Bill Clinton tried to \"compartmentalize\" the private and the public. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn extensively updated version of \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAmerican Leadership Tradition\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMoral Vision\u003c\/i\u003e is for anyone tired of today's textbook tendencies to submerge the role of individuals as big economic and demographic waves roll in. History is more than statistics, economics, and group identities. Human beings are more than paper boats riding the rainfall into gutters.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarvin Olasky graduated from Yale University in 1971 and gained a PhD in American Culture from the University of Michigan in 1976. He was a professor at The University of Texas at Austin from 1983 to 2008 and has also had appointments at Patrick Henry College, Princeton, San Diego State, and The King's College, New York City. He edited \u003ci\u003eWorld\u003c\/i\u003e magazine from 1992 to 2021, was a correspondent with \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, a columnist with the \u003ci\u003eAustin American-Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e, and has research affiliations with Discovery Institute and Acton Institute.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.34 x 5.57 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 13, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759229501728,"sku":"9781668047897","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a1dd33e75964f9925a0f8b43acf0d460.webp?v=1780146200","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/moral-vision-leadership-from-george-washington-to-joe-biden-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}