Why Are We at War? by Norman Mailer - ISBN: 9780812971118
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"Because democracy is noble, it is always endangered. Nobility, indeed, is always in danger. Democracy is perishable. I think the natural government for most people, given the uglier depths of human nature, is fascism. Fascism is more of a natural state than democracy. To assume blithely th…

Why Are We at War?

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    126 pages

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    1 August 2003

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“Because democracy is noble, it is always endangered. Nobility, indeed, is always in danger. Democracy is perishable. I think the natural government for most people, given the uglier depths of human nature, is fascism. Fascism is more of a natural state than democracy. To assume blithely that we can export democracy into any country we choose can serve paradoxically to encourage more fascism at home and abroad.”—from Why Are We at War? Why Are We at War? is an explosive argumen…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780812971118
ISBN-10:0812971116
Author:Norman Mailer
Publisher:Random House Trade
Imprint:Random House USA Inc
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:126
Release Date:1 August 2003
Weight:154g
Dimensions:11mm x 134mm x 207mm
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Praise for Why Are We at War?

Praise for Why Are We at War? “We’re overloaded with information these days, some of it possibly true. Mailer offers a provocative–and persuasive–cultural and intellectual frame.”–Newsweek

”[Mailer] still has the stamina to churn out hard-hitting criticism.“–Los Angeles Times

“Penetrating … There’s plenty of irreverent wit and fresh thinking on display.”–San Francisco Chronicle

“Eloquent … thoughtful … Why Are We at War? pulls no punches.”–Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Praise for Norman Mailer

”[Norman Mailer] loomed over American letters longer and larger than any other writer of his generation.“–The New York Times

“A writer of the greatest and most reckless talent.”–The New Yorker

“Mailer is indispensable, an American treasure.”–The Washington Post

“A devastatingly alive and original creative mind.”–Life

“Mailer is fierce, courageous, and reckless and nearly everything he writes has sections of headlong brilliance.”–The New York Review of Books

“The largest mind and imagination [in modern] American literature … Unlike just about every American writer since Henry James, Mailer has managed to grow and become richer in wisdom with each new book.”–Chicago Tribune

“Mailer is a master of his craft. His language carries you through the story like a leaf on a stream.”–The Cincinnati Post

About The Author

Norman Mailer

Norman Mailer was an American novelist and essayist.

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