The Conservative Sensibility
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist's "astonishing" and "enthralling" New York Times bestseller and Notable Book about how the Founders' belief in natural rights created a great American political tradition (Booklist) -- "easily one of the best books on American Conservatism ever written" (Jonah Goldberg). For more than four decades, George F. Will has attempted to discern the principles of the Western political tradition and apply them to America's civic life. Today, the stakes could hardly be higher. Vital questions about the nature of man, of rights, of equality, of majority rule are bubbling just beneath the surface of daily events in America. The Founders' vision, articulated first in the Declaration of Independence and carried out in the Constitution, gave the new republic a framework for government unique in world history. Their beliefs in natural rights, limited government, religious freedom, and in human virtue and dignity ushered in two centuries of American prosperity. Now, as Will shows, conservatism is under threat -- both from progressives and elements inside the Republican Party. America has become an administrative state, while destructive trends have overtaken family life and higher education. Semi-autonomous executive agencies wield essentially unaccountable power. Congress has failed in its duty to exercise its legislative powers. And the executive branch has slipped the Constitution's leash. In the intellectual battle between the vision of Founding Fathers like James Madison, who advanced the notion of natural rights that pre-exist government, and the progressivism advanced by Woodrow Wilson, the Founders have been losing. It's time to reverse America's political fortunes. Expansive, intellectually thrilling, and written with the erudite wit that has made Will beloved by millions of readers, The Conservative Sensibility is an extraordinary new book from one of America's most celebrated political writers. George F. Will writes a twice-weekly syndicated column on politics and domestic and foreign affairs for the Washington Post. He began his column with The Post in 1974, and he received the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 1977. He is also a regular contributor to MSNBC and NBC News. His fourteen previous books include One Man's America, Men at Work, and Statecraft as Soulcraft. Will grew up in Champaign, Ill., attended Trinity College and Oxford University and received a PhD from Princeton. "A thoughtful, elegant reflection on American conservatism and the Founders' political thought."-The Atlantic "A blockbuster -- if a book so thoughtful and learned and graceful can be called a 'blockbuster.'"-Jay Nordlinger, National Review "When you read a work as wise, incisive and superbly written as this one, you rightly assume it was produced by a first-rate mind."-The Wall Street Journal "A monumental achievement. The Conservative Sensibility is not a 'Washington book' about partisan politics--it's much bigger than that. It's a career capstone that will stir your soul with its passionate reminder of what conservatism really means. Buy it, read it, share it." -Senator Ben Sasse, New York Times-bestselling author of Them and The Vanishing American Adult "Staggeringly good. Easily one of the best books on American Conservatism ever written."-Jonah Goldberg "Embodies the ideal of thoughtful, learned conservatism....Deeply erudite....Fascinating."-Fareed Zakaria, The Washington Post "The Conservative Sensibility ... is an argument about human history, epistemology, culture, religion, politics and constitutionalism, and not another vehicle for soon-dated Trump hagiography or hatred.... Its account of how the presidency has taken over the legislature in the modern era is essential to understanding the extreme danger that a figure like Trump now poses to core constitutional principle."-Andrew Sullivan, New York Times Book Review "Wonderful... [Will's] magnum opus... elegant." -Hugh Hewitt
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Will, G. F., & Ganim, P. (2019). The Conservative Sensibility. Unabridged. [United States], Hachette Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Will, George F. and Peter, Ganim. 2019. The Conservative Sensibility. [United States], Hachette Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Will, George F. and Peter, Ganim, The Conservative Sensibility. [United States], Hachette Audio, 2019.
MLA Citation (style guide)Will, George F., and Peter Ganim. The Conservative Sensibility. Unabridged. [United States], Hachette Audio, 2019.
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