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Profiles in Courage articulates and argues for the significance of the idea of "political courage" in American political history. Through four parts, the author, President John F. Kennedy argues that the preeminent value of a senator is "political courage," which he defines from drawing from the lives of eight former American senators.
An interesting stroll through America’s past to look at moments of courage, Profiles in Courage is a valuable resource for demonstrations of political independence, primarily by US Senators. It begins in a less-than-captivating manner, as its introductory chapter reads like a textbook, and the pages of this particular illustrated edition have ...
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Profiles in Courage is a 1956 volume of short biographies describing acts of bravery and integrity by eight United States senators. The book profiles senators who defied the opinions of their party and constituents to do what they felt was right and suffered severe criticism and losses in popularity as a result.
- John F. Kennedy, Ted Sorensen
- 272
- 1956
- January 1, 1956
Profiles in Courage, which won John F. Kennedy the Pulitzer Prize for biography in 1957, is a series of brief sketches describing important decisions in the lives of eight United States...
This remarkable book, written by one of America’s most beloved Presidents before he took office, dives deep into the lives and decisions of eight U.S. Senators who demonstrated immense bravery and integrity in the face of overwhelming opposition. Contents. Introduction. Plot Summary. Character Analysis. Themes and Symbols. Style and Tone.
Profiles in Courage Excerpts. Senators, we hear, must be politicians – and politicians must be concerned only with winning votes, not with statesmanship or courage. Mothers may still want their favorite sons to grow up to be President, but according to a famous Gallup poll of some years ago, they do not want them to become politicians in the ...
Written in 1955 by the then junior senator from the state of Massachusetts, John F. Kennedy's "Profiles in Courage" served as a clarion call to every American. The inspiring true accounts of...
