Stand for Something: The Battle for America's Soul
| Authors | John Kasich |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Politics of the United States |
| Genre | non-fiction |
| Publisher | Warner Books |
Publication date | 2006 |
| Pages | 244 |
| ISBN | 9780446578417 |
| OCLC | 62324923 |
Stand for Something: The Battle for America's Soul is a 2006 book by Ohio Governor John Kasich.
Summary
In Stand for Something, Kasich argues that America can recover its shared values of personal responsibility, honesty, accountability and integrity if each of us acts to "set right the moral pendulum in our own lives." [1]
The 9-term Republican congressman criticizes politicians who are more interested in getting reelected than in serving the public good,[2] and tears into the American elite for far too often behaving in greedy, unethical, criminal and immoral ways, appealing to the privileged to listen to their consciences and seek a higher purpose.[3]
Among the political leaders he admires for pursuing the public good are Franklin D. Roosevelt, Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Ronald Reagan, each of whom he views as inspiring people "to do better in their own lives."[4]
The book includes descriptions of his working-class childhood in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, the son of a letter carrier.[5] He discloses to his readers that although he served as an altar boy in his childhood parish, he liked girls "too much" to seriously contemplate entering the priesthood.[6]
References
- ^ Pianin, Eric (23 May 2006). "Stand for Something: The Battle for America's Soul (book review)". Washington Post. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ^ Olsen, Timothy (4 September 2006). "Stand for Something: The Battle for America's Soul (Book review)". Weekly Standard. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ^ Armey, Dick (10 November 2015). "Kasich Is the Real Reagan Heir". Newsmax. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ^ Eichenberger, Bill (27 May 2006). "Kasich considers integrity a major issue (book Q & A)". Knight Ridder Tribune Business News. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ^ Gomez, Henry (18 May 2014). "Kasich proud of blue-collar roots". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ^ Bischoff, Laura (18 July 2015). "John Kasich: The Early Years". McClatchy - Tribune Business News. Retrieved 25 January 2016.