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Summary: Reaching People Where They Live
Review: There is a saying that people don't care what you know until they know that you care. In "The Joy of Freedom," Dr. Henderson not only articulates what he knows, he demonstrates that he cares.I've been an advocate of freedom for many years and the last thing I need to read is another primer on why the free market is better than the heavy hand of government intervention. This intellectual argument has been won many times over, but we still live in a world dominated by pro-interventionist view points. Why is this? Because trying to win people's minds without also winning their hearts is futile. This is where we as freedom advocates have so often failed. We have been so busy concentrating on the intellectual arguments that we have forgotten that we are trying to appeal to people. Human beings that need to be reassured that we have values that they share and that we care about the same things that they care about. This is where "The Joy of Freedom" is so wonderful. We don't just see into the author's mind, we also see into his heart. This book is not just an intellectual argument for freedom, but is also David Henderson's personal story and that is what sets the book apart from and clearly above other books that cover similar material. I'm certain that there isn't a single economic explanation in this book that I've haven't heard before (as I said, I've been around this topic for awhile), but I still loved this book because it touched me on a personal level. I think it will also personally touch many readers for whom the intellectual arguments are new territory. To David Henderson I can only say, "Thank you for sharing."
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Summary: A Philosophical Thriller!
Review: This book is one of the most spiritually emancipating books I've read in a while. In it the author removes the concept of freedom from the tired sepia tones of historic context and reveals a living, breathing, relevant freedom with joyous implications. In well reasoned, objective and palatable terms, supported by personal experience and scholarly research, he guides the reader through an expanded definition of freedom as it relates to self worth, education, economics, income, community, taxes, health care, the environment and other areas. In virtually every facet of society the evidence builds toward a quite natural conclusion. The greater the level of freedom in society the more the citizenry can join in the "pursuit of happiness" intended by our forefathers.
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Summary: Read this book!
Review: This is an enjoyable book. It is part autobiography and part political philosophy and, perhaps best of all, it provides well supported and practical solutions to many of our country's biggest problems -- including the environment, public schools, social security and medicare, health care, etc. I rarely read a book where I feel, as I did with this one, that I would love to meet the author and discuss these issues. A very clear and intelligent writer who doesn't pretend to know all the answers. He clearly has a great deal of experience with these issues but has none of the ego or arrogance that we so often see these days. This is an excellent book.
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