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This is a critique with force and eloquence. --Publishers Weekly<br> With erudition an passion, Edwards presents his case for reclaiming the former conservatism and ends with eight steps, e.g., 'Reread the Constitution.' First read this book. For all collections. --Library Journal<br> Readers from across the political spectrum will care about the issues Edwards raises. --Booklist<br> Edwards has issued a passionate plea for a return to the kind of conservatism that cared about people, not power. His argument is that it is the Constitution that matters, not partisan advantage, and that true conservatives care about equality of opportunity, not privilege. --The Honorable Jack Kemp<br> This is an excellent book, lucid and compelling, and it sounds a clarion call to all Americans to unite and protect that most precious of documents, the United States Constitution. A marvelous work. --William S. Sessions, Former Director, FBI<br> A long-time leader among conservatives, Mickey Edwards minces no words in this stinging indictment of the men and movements that he blames for betraying conservative principles. This is a courageous effort to help regain his vision of conservatism. --David Gergen, Harvard University<br> This book reminded me again why I am a Conservative. It is a great wake up call and a plan to action. --Ed Rollins<br> Mickey Edwards is a rarity--a long-time professional politician with a deep sense of history and philosophy, someone who combines a knowledge of politics and policy with an intellectually sophisticated framework. This book should be read by every politician, and especially every presidential candidate, who pontificates on the American political systemand the U.S. Constitution. --Norman Ornstein, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research<br> Mickey Edwards has written a book that rings as clear as the Liberty Bell. His unflinching assessment of our endangered political order ought to be read by every American citizen. --Sean Wilentz, Princeton University<br> Edwards' analysis is a case study in the old axiom that 'power corrupts'--it is a critique that deserves to be read. --David Keene, National Chairman, American Conservative Union<br> Writing with passion, wisdom and lucidity, Edwards provides a scathing critique of the Congress's acquiescence in the dangerous and unprecedented concentration of power in the Bush presidency. Reclaiming Conservatism is a tour de force. --Thomas E. Mann, The Brookings Institution<br>

<br> This is a critique with force and eloquence. --Publishers Weekly<br> With erudition an passion, Edwards presents his case for reclaiming the former conservatism and ends with eight steps, e.g., 'Reread the Constitution.' First read this book. For all collections. --Library Journal<br> Readers from across the political spectrum will care about the issues Edwards raises. --Booklist<br> Edwards has issued a passionate plea for a return to the kind of conservatism that cared about people, not power. His argument is that it is the Constitution that matters, not partisan advantage, and that true conservatives care about equality of opportunity, not privilege. --The Honorable Jack Kemp<br> This is an excellent book, lucid and compelling, and it sounds a clarion call to all Americans to unite and protect that most precious of documents, the United States Constitution. A marvelous work. --William S. Sessions, Former Director, FBI<br> A long-time leader among conservatives, Mickey Edwards m

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Mickey Edwards is on the faculty at Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and is a Vice President of the Aspen Institute. After leaving Congress, he taught at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government for 11 years and was selected by students as the outstanding teacher in the school. He was a weekly columnist for the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and other major newspapers.

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