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  1. 03-11-2008, 01:02 AM #1
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    Good Political Books?

    Lately politics have become really interesting to me and I'd like to read up as much as I can before I go to bootcamp. I'm currently looking at a few books by Ron Paul but I want to know some of the best books out by Democrats & Republicans alike.. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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    Are you interested in the Classics, the Ancients, or the Moderns?
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    Plato, The Republic...

    Aristotle, The Politics

    Machiavelli, The Prince

    2nd Treatise of Government by John Locke

    The Communist Manifesto, Karl Marx

    Thomas Hobbes, the Leviathan


    thats a good start....
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    Quote Originally Posted by thegodfather View Post
    Plato, The Republic...

    Aristotle, The Politics

    Machiavelli, The Prince

    2nd Treatise of Government by John Locke

    The Communist Manifesto, Karl Marx

    Thomas Hobbes, the Leviathan


    thats a good start....
    Okay thanks, I'll write those down... I also wanted to get some information on our current situation in America
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    Quote Originally Posted by LawMan018 View Post
    Okay thanks, I'll write those down... I also wanted to get some information on our current situation in America
    Liberal Facism, by Jonah Goldberg...

    The Manifesto, by Ron Paul...
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    Quote Originally Posted by thegodfather View Post
    Liberal Facism, by Jonah Goldberg...

    The Manifesto, by Ron Paul...
    Alright thank you again thegodfather
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    culture warrior by Bill O'Reilly
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    Team Of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin
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    I'm about halfway thru Karl Marx's book and it is very repetitive... He could have saved himself a lot of time and just summed up 70 pages of nonsense into 1...
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    I got one for you:

    The U.S. Constitution
    ***No source checks!!!***
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    Ya, the US Constitution, for sure.
    If there's a used book store in your area, you could pick up a used history textbook for cheap. Nothing puts Today in perspective quite like knowing what happened yesterday, last week, last year, etc.

    You might chance across a used introduction to Government textbook, too. It's kinda interesting . . . especially when you get involved in it with other people. Pick a political party you sympathize with, and get involved to help get someone elected. Learn the rules that regulate how people get elected, how $$$ gets collected and spent. It beats video games . . .
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  12. 03-11-2008, 08:53 PM #12
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    Go to antiwar.com and look around on there for info on books and other publications, especially Justin Raimondo. Also, watch news casts and political programs on the CBC, BBC and ITI -- US news casts don't paint an accurate portrayal of news/current events. Books by Chris Matthews and watch his 'Hardball' show; likewise with Keith Olbermann and 'Countdown', also Jim Lehrer's news reports and specials.
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  13. 03-11-2008, 09:08 PM #13
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    i don't understand what exactly are you looking for. I think you would like something like state of denial by bob woodward.

    Marx's Manifesto is political theory. Be careful. The book is a summary of complex economical theory. it was directed to the working classes. That's the reason of its simplicity.
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    The Federalists Papers by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison

    The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith

    Common Sense by Thomas Paine

    The 5000 Year Leap by W. Cleon Skousen (I highly recommend this book to understand what the founders were trying to achieve with the constitution and how they achieved it. This book is essential.)

    Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand (more about economics, but economics ties into everything in government)

    As was said, Liberal Facism by Jonah Goldberg is a great book. As for Ron Paul, you can find a lot of his books online for free here: http://www.ronpaullibrary.org/books.php.
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    Quote Originally Posted by thegodfather View Post
    Plato, The Republic...

    Aristotle, The Politics

    Machiavelli, The Prince

    2nd Treatise of Government by John Locke

    The Communist Manifesto, Karl Marx

    Thomas Hobbes, the Leviathan


    thats a good start....

    Damn you just threw down an entire political theory course...all great book...although I hated The Leviathan.

    I really liked "Democracy on Trail" by Jean Elstain.
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