{"product_id":"on-democracy-9780062912060","title":"On Democracy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e New \u0026amp; Noteworthy Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"For democracy's weary champions, White's time-tested prose is a shot of adrenaline.\"--Madeleine Albright\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA collection of essays, letters, and poems from E. B. White, \"one of the country's great literary treasures\" (\u003cem\u003eNew York Times)\u003c\/em\u003e, centered on the subject of freedom and democracy in America. The special book includes an introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jon Meacham. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I am a member of a party of one, and I live in an age of fear.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese words were written by E. B. White in 1947. Decades before our current political turmoil, White crafted eloquent yet practical political statements that continue to resonate. \"There's only one kind of press that's any good--\" he proclaimed, \"a press free from any taint of the government.\" He condemned the trend of defamation, arguing that \"in doubtful, doubting days, national morality tends to slip and slide toward a condition in which the test of a man's honor is his zeal for discovering dishonor in others.\" And on the spread of fascism he lamented, \"fascism enjoys at the moment an almost perfect climate for growth--a world of fear and hunger.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis concise collection of essays, letters, and poems from one of this country's most eminent literary voices offers much-needed historical context for our current state of the nation--and hope for the future of our society. Speaking to Americans at a time of uncertainty, when democracy itself has come under threat, he reminds us, \"As long as there is one upright man, as long as there is one compassionate woman . . . the scene is not desolate.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Large Print\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/07\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062912060\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"E. B. White","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45302266986677,"sku":"9780062912060","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_e109c6ac-31c4-4660-8006-9d7066357aa7.jpg?v=1744724860","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/on-democracy-9780062912060","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}