Preface by Studs Terkel

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On Sale: Oct 22, 2003
Page Count: 160 pages
Publisher: Bold Type Books
ISBN-13: 9781560255109

When Congressman Dennis Kucinich delivered his speech, “A Prayer for America,” to the Southern California chapter of Americans for Democratic Action, it electrified the whole country. In his speech, Kucinich — a 2004 presidential candidate — warned against an America that had discarded the constitutional liberties integral to its identity: “Let us pray that our nation will remember that the unfolding of the promise of democracy in our nation paralleled the striving for civil rights. That is why we must challenge the rationale of the Patriot Act. We must ask why should America put aside guarantees of constitutional justice?” A Prayer for America collects Kucinich’s essays and speeches. It represents his holistic worldview and carries with it a passionate commitment to public service, peace, human rights, workers’ rights, and the environment. His advocacy of a Department of Peace seeks not only to make nonviolence an organizing principle in our society, but to make war a thing of the past. A Prayer for America includes an introductory essay from Kucinich that reflects on his political journey from his election as the youngest mayor of a major American city to his role as a dynamic, visionary leader of the Progressive Caucus of the Congressional Democrats.

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Dennis Kucinich

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Dennis Kucinich first came to national prominence in 1977 when he became the youngest mayor of any major American city. He is now the leader of the Progressive Caucus of the Congressional Democrats and was a presidential candidate for the 2004 election.

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