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America has been a Beacon of Freedom to many, yet today it fails to live up to its credo, “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” The American Dream that working hard would lead to a good life has faded for many who now struggle for affordable healthcare and housing, higher education, and a living wage. Efforts to promote a more democratic and prosperous nation are thwarted by an economic system that favors the top levels. Society is wracked with racial and political unrest that has resulted in violence even in the sacred halls of its Capital. Globally, America has moved past the Cold War threats of the Soviet Union. Those we now face are more diffuse and in many ways more dangerous-Islamic radicalism, a rise of autocratic governments, fragmenting alliances, global refugee flows, expanding military technologies, cyber intrusions, and global warming. A National Strategy is badly needed to provide a comprehensive assessment of these challenges and to balance the allocation of resources to revive the American Dream. That is the focus of this book.
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Author Edward Corcoran
Publication date June 23, 2025
Language English
ISBN 978-1-968069-11-7 (Paperback)
978-1-968069-12-4 (E-BOOK)
Specifications
Specifications
Pages 268
Interior Color Black and White
Book Size 6.000" x 9.000" (229mm x 152mm)
Excerpts from Revive the American Dream
Excerpts from Revive the American Dream
A selection of compelling passages from the book.
From the Preface
When I was growing up in the 50's and 60's, the dream was vibrant. Everyone was aware that if you work hard you can have a prosperous life. But through the years this dream has faded.
— Edward Corcoran, Revive the American Dream
From the Introduction
The core national objective is to ensure its survival and prosperity: "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness," in the words of the Declaration of Independence. Achieving this has always been a challenge both domestically and internationally.
— Edward Corcoran, Revive the American Dream
From Chapter 1: Natural Threats
Nature is generally friendly and supportive. But there are times when unexpected events suddenly burst into view and astound the world with their impact.
— Edward Corcoran, Revive the American Dream
From Chapter 2: Domestic Challenges
Even this cursory overview shows that freedom at home is steadily eroding under the thrust of modernization coupled with a background of terrorism.
— Edward Corcoran, Revive the American Dream
The fading of the American Dream is a central challenge for the nation, how to realign the country so that all its people are part of its active community, so that all of them appreciate living in a Beacon of Freedom where they can work hard and prosper.
— Edward Corcoran, Revive the American Dream
From Chapter 3: Global Competition
Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. This world in arms is not spending money alone. It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hopes of its children.
— Dwight D. Eisenhower, as quoted in Revive the American Dream
From Chapter 4: National Strategy
The American failure to demonstrate that democracy leads to peace and prosperity is a fundamental driver of the global turmoil challenging the nation. Before America can even think of reasserting global leadership it has to address this shortcoming, making its Beacon of Freedom once again shine brightly.
— Edward Corcoran, Revive the American Dream
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