Certain Trumpets (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Garry Wills
- First Published: 1994
- Type of Work: Current affairs
- Genres: Nonfiction, Current affairs, Biography
- Subjects: United States or Americans, Philosophy or philosophers, Politics, Leadership, Politicians, Ethics, Government, Democracy
While critics decry a lack of leadership, public opinion polls confirm that many Americans distrust those who are entrusted to lead them. Meanwhile, universities and colleges promote their students as leaders in the making, and, especially in politics, there is no lack of people who claim that they can provide the needed direction. Thus, leadership is a American buzzword.
What is leadership, and what, in particular, is good leadership in a democracy like the United States? Such questions are crucial because the idea of good leadership contains an important ambiguity. Good...
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