The end of greatness
why America can't have (and doesn't want) another great president
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Word Count
70,000 words, Guess
Page Count
280 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-101137279001
- ISBN-139781137279002
- Library of Congress Control Number2014009441
- OCLC Control Number869770713
- Better World Books9781137279002
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL27166682M
Classifications
- DDC320.973
- DDC352.230973
- LCCJK516 .M477 2014
and 1 more
- LCCJK516.M477 2014
Description
"There is one thing that has haunted all of America's modern presidents: Americans' expectations of greatness in the man and the office. While it was impossible for the Framers of the Constitution to predict the circumstances that would make America the greatest and most consequential power on Earth, the Founders never intended this spotlight on the presidency. Venerating our past great presidents has always been safe, compelling, and inspiring. But when it also tempts us with the possibilities of their return, it may not be so benign. The End of Greatness offers a new way to appreciate and evaluate the presidency, a mode of understanding that gives conventional achievement ratings their place but ultimately makes the counterintuitive argument that, in expecting greatness, we have made goodness simply impossible. This book looks at the concept of greatness in presidents--the ways in which it is essential to a nation and the ways in which it has been detrimental. Miller argues that greatness in presidents is an overrated virtue, one that eclipses--and perhaps even thwarts--the real contributions of our presidents"--
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