Title Between hope and history : meeting America's challenges for the 21st century / Bill Clinton

Edition First edition Published New York : Times Books, Random House, [1996] ©1996

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Description xiii, 178 pages ; 21 cm Contents 1. Opportunity -- 2. Responsibility -- 3. Community -- Conclusion Summary America, the President observes, stands at a pivotal moment in its history. At the edge of a new century, we must decide between two visions of America. One vision foresees an "every man for himself" society that seems calculated to divide our people rather than unite us, to weaken rather than strengthen the bonds of community, to pay lip service to the importance of families without assuring the tools by which families can succeed. It is, the President declares, "a vision that is bereft of the simple understanding that in America we must go forward together, and we don't have a single person to waste." Between Hope and History is President Clinton's credo, a concise statement of the fundamental principles that have guided his administration and its policies since its inception nearly four years ago. It continues, he writes, "the conversation I have had with the American people about our destiny as a nation." In the three main sections of the book - Opportunity, Responsibility, Community - the President explores the most important challenges we face today: making the American Dream available to every citizen willing to work for it; ensuring that individuals, families, businesses, and government shoulder their fair share of responsibility for themselves and one another; and seeking strength through diversity in a community of citizens united in a democracy whose achievements and glory are unrivaled Analysis Clinton, Bill Community development Economic conditions Economic policy International relations Overseas item Political change Social conditions Social policy United States SUBJECT United States -- Economic policy http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140033 -- 1993- United States -- Foreign relations http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140058 -- 1993- United States -- Economic policy -- 1993-2001. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh92006370 United States -- Foreign relations -- 1993-2001. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh92006414 United States -- Politics and government http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140410 -- 1993- United States -- Politics and government -- 1993-2001. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh92006372 United States -- Social policy -- 1993- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh92006374 United States -- Social policy http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140547 -- 1993-2001 Author Clinton, Bill, 1946- United States. President (1993-2001 : Clinton) LC no. 96186009 ISBN 0812929136

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