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Why Howard Zinn has become one of the most important and
influential American historians is perhaps nowhere more evident
than in this new book. Few social critics have been as inspiring as
the ever-hopeful Zinn and, unlike many historians, Zinn turns
historical details toward deeper observations on the universal
truths and struggles of humankind. His remarkable wisdom and
insight can be found in his earliest writings through his latest
essays, speeches, and plays. Uncommon Sense brings together his
most poignant and profound quotations from decades of writing and
speaking. The book reveals the philosophical side of Howard Zinn
and a consistency of vision over 50 years on topics ranging from
government to race, history, law, civil disobedience, and activism.
Offering quotations of universal and timeless quality, the book
shows why history will regard this historian as a political and
moral philosopher in the company of Paine, Jefferson, Frederick
Douglass, and Martin Luther King Jr.
Why Howard Zinn has become one of the most important and
influential American historians is perhaps nowhere more evident
than in this new book. Few social critics have been as inspiring as
the ever-hopeful Zinn and, unlike many historians, Zinn turns
historical details toward deeper observations on the universal
truths and struggles of humankind. His remarkable wisdom and
insight can be found in his earliest writings through his latest
essays, speeches, and plays. "Uncommon Sense" brings together his
most poignant and profound quotations from decades of writing and
speaking. The book reveals the philosophical side of Howard Zinn
and a consistency of vision over 50 years on topics ranging from
government to race, history, law, civil disobedience, and activism.
Offering quotations of universal and timeless quality, the book
shows why history will regard this historian as a political and
moral philosopher in the traditional of those who have inspired him
Tom Paine, Fredrick Douglass, Karl Marx, Emma Goldman, and Martin
Luther King Jr."
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