On Democracy

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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.""
About the Author
E. B. White (1899-1985) was an American author and long-time contributor to the New Yorker. He was the author of more than seventeen books of prose and poetry and coauthor of the English language style guide The Elements of Style but is especially well-known for his beloved children's classics, Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little, and The Trumpet of the Swan. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1973. He won numerous other awards and medals, including a special Pulitzer Prize for his body of work in 1978 and the 1971 National Medal for Literature and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal, which commended him for making ""a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children.""