Liberty and Tyranny

A Conservative Manifesto

Mark R. Levin

• Publisher: Pocket Books
• Year: 2009
• Print ISBN: 9781416562870
• eBook ISBN: 9781439164747
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: Conservatism & Liberalism
• Index: Politics & International Relations

Don’t miss syndicated radio host and author Mark Levin's #1 New York Times acclaimed and longtime bestselling manifesto for the conservative movement.

When nationally syndicated radio host Mark R. Levin’s Liberty and Tyranny appeared in the early months of the Obama presidency, Americans responded by making his clarion call for a new era in conservatism a #1 New York Times bestseller for an astounding twelve weeks. As provocative, well-reasoned, robust, and informed as his on-air commentary, with his love of our country and the legacy of our Founding Fathers reflected on every page, Levin’s galvanizing narrative provides a philosophical, historical, and practical framework for revitalizing the conservative vision and ensuring the preservation of American society.

In the face of the modern liberal assault on Constitution-based values, an attack that has resulted in a federal government that is a massive, unaccountable conglomerate, the time for reinforcing the intellectual and practical case for conservatism is now. In a series of powerful essays, Levin lays out how conservatives can counter the tyrannical liberal corrosion that has filtered into every timely issue affecting our daily lives, from the economy to health care, global warming to immigration, and more.

NOTES

1: ON LIBERTY AND TYRANNY

1 Adam Smith, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (New York: Collier, 1937).

2 Russell Kirk constructed “Ten Principles of Conservatism,” consisting of his own thoughts and borrowing from others. It is well worth reading. Russell Kirk, “Ten Conservative Principles” (adapted from Russell Kirk, The Politics of Prudence [Chicago: ISI Books, 1993]), Russell Kirk Center, http://permanentthings.com/kirk/ten-principles.html.

3 Leo Strauss, The City and Man (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1978), 6.

4 Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America (New York: Penguin, 2003).

5 U.S. Constitution, Preamble.

6 James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay, The Federalist Papers (New York: Penguin, 1987), 319–20.

7 Michael J. Gerson, Heroic Conservatism: Why Republicans Need to Embrace America’s Ideals (And Why They Deserve to Fail if They Don’t (New York: HarperCollins, 2007), 16.

8 William Kristol and David Brooks, “What Ails Conservatism,” Wall Street Journal, Sept. 15, 1997, A22.

2: ON PRUDENCE AND PROGRESS

1 Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France, ed. Frank M. Turner (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 2003), 19.

2 Peter James Stanlis, Edmund Burke: The Enlightenment and Revolution (Edison, N.J.: Transaction, 1991), 213, citing Edmund Burke, “A Letter to a Noble Lord,” Works, vol. 5 (Boston: Little, Brown, 1904), 186.

3 Ibid.

4 Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France, 81.

5 Mark Zaretsky, “Senator Cites Kennedy Brothers For Their Inspiration,” New Haven Register, May 26, 2008.

6 Raymond Aron, The Opium of the Intellectuals (New Brunswick, N.J.: Transaction, 2007), 240–41.

7 Wilfred M. McClay, “The Idea of Change in American Politics: Meaningful Concept or Empty Promise?” Heritage Foundation, Oct. 30, 2008, http://www.heritage.org/research/thought/fp21.cfm.

8 Eric Hoffer, The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements (New York: Perennial, 2002), 33 (omitting footnote in original).

9 Alexander Bolton, “GOP Preps for Talk Radio Confrontation,” The Hill, June 27, 2007, http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/goppreps-for-talk-radio-confrontation-2007-06-27.html.

10 Senate Bill 215, “Internet Freedom Preservation Act,” sponsored by Byron Dorgan, D-N.D. (to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish numerous “neutrality” mandates for broadband service providers). Introduced Jan. 9, 2007. http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s110-215.

11 C. S. Lewis, God in the Dock: Essays on Theology and Ethics, ed. Walter Hooper (Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans, 1994), 292.

3: ON FAITH AND THE FOUNDING

1 Anthony Flew, There Is a God: How the World’s Most Notorious Atheist Changed His Mind (New York: HarperCollins, 2007).

2 Edmund Burke, Selected Writings and Speeches (Washington, D.C.: Gateway, 1997).

3 Edmund Burke, “Speech on Impeachment of Warren Hastings,” May 28, 1794, http://www.notable-quotes.com/b/burke_edmund.html.

4 Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America, 4th ed., vol. 2 (New York: Langley, 1841), 23.

5 Sharon Otterman, “Islam: Governing Under Sharia,” backgrounder, Council on Foreign Relations, March 14, 2005, http://www.cfr.org/publication/8034/#2.

6 Everson v. Board of Ed. of Ewing, 330 U.S. 1, 16 (1947).

7 Everson v. Board of Ed. of Ewing, 18.

8 Gerald T. Dunne, Hugo Black and the Judicial Revolution (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1977), 269, quoting Hugo Black, Jr., My Father (New York: Random House, 1975), 104.

9 Wallace v. Jaffree, 472 U.S. 38, 107 (1985) (Rehnquist, J., dissenting).

10 Thomas G. West, “The Theology of the United States,” Claremont Institute, Dec. 1, 2006, http://www.claremont.org/publica tions/pubid.30/pub_detail.asp.

11 George Washington, “Farewell Address to the People of the United States,” in The World’s Famous Orations, ed. William Jennings Bryan, vol. 8 (New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1906), 100.

12 Barry Goldwater, “Goldwater’s 1964 Acceptance Speech,” Washingtonpost.com, Dec. 7, 2008, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/daily/may98/goldwaterspeech.htm.

4: ON THE CONSTITUTION

1 James Madison, “Letter to Henry Lee, June 25, 1824,” in The Quotable Founding Fathers: A Treasury of 2,500 Wise and Witty Quotations...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Dedication
• Acknowledgments
• ONE: On Liberty and Tyranny
• TWO: On Prudence and Progress
• THREE: On Faith and the Founding
• FOUR: On the Constitution
• FIVE: On Federalism
• SIX: On the Free Market
• SEVEN: On the Welfare State
• EIGHT: On Enviro-Statism
• NINE: On Immigration
• TEN: On Self-Preservation
• EPILOGUE: A Conservative Manifesto
• Notes
• Copyright