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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 320
EAN: 9781580631471
ISBN: 1580631479
Label: Renaissance Books
Manufacturer: Renaissance Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: June 17, 2000
Publisher: Renaissance Books
Sales Rank: 565360
Studio: Renaissance Books
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince has been one of the most widely read and quoted book about politics during the past five centuries. But in the democracies of the information age, new ideas are needed to make government prosper through the next century. Now, Dick Morris, who contributed significantly to President Clinton's reelection in 1996 and, during the previous two decades, helped many public officials (Democrats and Republicans alike) gain office, takes a hard look at our times and writes a how-to book for office-seekers, special-interest groups, and students of politics. In The New Prince, Morris advises candidates to adopt idealism as a strategy—not because of misguided altruism, but because it works. He tells politicians, advocacy groups, business leaders, and citizens how to promote their causes and get their jobs done effectively. And he offers insights into the character of the most remarkable political figures of our time and outlines what he believes will be the political agenda for the next century.
Amazon.com Review:
It is beyond irony for Dick Morris, the man who has done as much as anyone in the 1990s to increase cynicism in the political process and encourage politicians to play to our worst fears and instincts, to turn around and say that politicians should be more idealistic because that's what people want. Yet that's the premise of The New Prince. Morris--who rose to national prominence by telling Bill Clinton what to say to appease Democratic liberals as he shifted party policy to the right--argues that the new pragmatism in politics is 'to stay positive; to focus on the issues; to rise above party; and to lead through ideas.... Our candidates and office holders need to change their tactics, their focus, and their strategies--not in the interest of better government, but in order to succeed in their chosen line of work.' Fewer people are voting, he says, but the ones who do are better informed, so message is more important than money now. Although he argued for early negative ads in the 1996 presidential campaign, Morris has seen the light, saying that 'voters have moved beyond' negative ads. He also thinks Americans are sick of scandal, which is why the Republicans couldn't impeach Bill Clinton over his affair with Monica Lewinsky. Arguing that politicians have to constantly take the public temperature to govern effectively--'Each day is election day in modern America'--Morris justifies the constant polling that he has used as a political tactic throughout his career. So what is leadership? Morris defines it as maintaining 'sufficient forward momentum to control events and steer public policy without losing public support.'
Essentially, The New Prince is a handbook for politicians who want to get themselves elected, whether it be to the school board or the presidency, and on that level it works. But as a sage commentary on the state of politics at the end of the 20th century... heaven help us. --Linda Killian
Average Rating: 
Rating:  -
Dick Morris
Tries mightily to bore us---
Often on TV,
Where he's an intellectual peewee.
And Dick Morris
Went with a whorris.
His book
Is politics with a meathook.
He's as much like Machiavelli,
As is Tony of the Soprani.
Rating:  -
I enjoyed THE NEW PRINCE, written and read by noted political
strategist Dick Morris.
He's the guy who helped secure President Clinton's comeback victory
in 1996 . . . here, he takes the ideas first expressed in Niccolo
Machiavelli's THE PRINCE some five centuries ago and updates
them for the 21st century.
Though written nearly 10 years ago, it still feels so fresh that it seems
like both of the candidates currently running for President are ... Read More
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This is an interesting read. Morris describes how the new political system works. Since he and his best bud Bill Clinton upset the political formula in the nineties, this was something to behold.
This book is chock full of good advice. I can repeat them here: have a message, focus that message to the voters, forget about the undecided-they don't vote anyway, stay positive, when the election turns dirty, focus on your opponents misrepresentations, etc. I don't think Morris actually followed ... Read More
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For many liberal Democrats like myself, Mr. Morris's plan to take the Democratic party rightward was a mixed blessing.
On one hand, it cracked the Republican stranglehold on suburbia that hardened during the Reagan-Bush years and insulated Clinton from appearing too soft--charges that had plauged both George McGovern and Walter Mondale during their respective candidacies. On the other hand, it appropriated some of the very same imagery and concepts that people such as myself found repugnant ... Read More
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Mr. Morris' book is inspiring. I read the original Prince by Machiavelli, but it was inconclusive and difficult to apply to today's democratic standards (although there are some things that will never change). This book can be applied in all stations and situations of life, for all of these are relative.
I believe that this is, truly, a guide to people--not just politics. It is a worthwhile read.
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