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    On Democracy
    On Democracy
    On Democracy
    Audiobook5 hours

    On Democracy

    Written by E. B. White

    Narrated by Arthur Morey

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    “I am a member of a party of one, and I live in an age of fear.”

    These words were written by E. B. White in 1947.

    Decades before our current political turmoil, White crafted eloquent yet practical political statements that continue to resonate. “There’s only one kind of press that’s any good—” he proclaimed, “a press free from any taint of the government.” He condemned the trend of defamation, arguing that “in doubtful, doubting days, national morality tends to slip and slide toward a condition in which the test of a man’s honor is his zeal for discovering dishonor in others.” And on the spread of fascism he lamented, “fascism enjoys at the moment an almost perfect climate for growth—a world of fear and hunger.”

    Anchored by an introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jon Meacham, this concise collection of essays, letters, and poems from one of this country’s most eminent literary voices offers much-needed historical context for our current state of the nation—and hope for the future of our society. Speaking to Americans at a time of uncertainty, when democracy itself has come under threat, he reminds us, “As long as there is one upright man, as long as there is one compassionate woman . . . the scene is not desolate.”

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperAudio
    Release dateMay 7, 2019
    ISBN9780062939586
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    E. B. White

    E. B. White, the author of such beloved classics as Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little, and The Trumpet of the Swan, was born in Mount Vernon, New York. He graduated from Cornell University in 1921 and, five or six years later, joined the staff of The New Yorker magazine, then in its infancy. He died on October 1, 1985, and was survived by his son and three grandchildren. Mr. White's essays have appeared in Harper's magazine, and some of his other books are: One Man's Meat, The Second Tree from the Corner, Letters of E. B. White, Essays of E. B. White, and Poems and Sketches of E. B. White. He won countless awards, including the 1971 National Medal for Literature and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, which commended him for making a "substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children." During his lifetime, many young readers asked Mr. White if his stories were true. In a letter written to be sent to his fans, he answered, "No, they are imaginary tales . . . But real life is only one kind of life—there is also the life of the imagination."

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      Sometimes E. B. White's writings can bring me calm in the midst of chaos, which was why I picked up this new little volume yesterday afternoon. It didn't work this time. Not his fault, things are just too disgusting right now, and our democracy feels too fragile. The bits about Fred the dachshund in "Bedfellows" still made me chuckle, though, and his letter to the Bangor News rang true. He closes that letter "Your correspondent Mr. Buckley reminded us the other day, via Tocqueville, that democracy is destructible. It is, indeed. It can be destroyed by a single zealous man who holds aloft a freedom sign while quietly undermining all of freedom's cherished institutions."