Reason to Believe
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1995. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. 191, [1] pages. Index. Signed note by Mario Cuomo on One Citycorp Center stationary laid in, machine-signed?. Note is folded in threes and some portions of the paper have minor discoloration. Note says in part "I'm sure more persuasive arguments are on the way but to be sure this important case will not be decided by default, I;ve submitted this answer." Mario Matthew Cuomo (June 15, 1932 – January 1, 2015) was an American politician of the Democratic Party. He served as the 52nd Governor of New York for three terms, from 1983 to 1994, Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1979 to 1982, and Secretary of State of New York from 1975 to 1978. Cuomo was known for his liberal views and public speeches, particularly his keynote speech address at the 1984 Democratic National Convention in which he sharply criticized the policies of the Reagan administration, saying, "Mr. President, you ought to know that this nation is more a 'Tale of Two Cities' than it is just a 'Shining City on a Hill.'" He was widely considered a potential front-runner for the Democratic nomination for President in both 1988 and 1992, though he declined to seek the nomination in both instances. His legacy as a reluctant standard-bearer for the Democrats in presidential elections led to his being dubbed "Hamlet on the Hudson." Cuomo was defeated for a fourth term as governor by George Pataki in the Republican Revolution of 1994. He subsequently retired from politics and joined New York City law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher. He is the father of current New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and anchorman Chris Cuomo. The democratic party's most eloquent statesman in a triumph of heart, mind and voice. With the unmistakable fire that has lit up Democratic thinking for more than a decade, Mario Cuomo delivers "Reason to Believe" -- a vivid rebuke to the radical Republicans running riot in Washington, and a clear-eyed, common sense assessment of "where we are, where we're going, and what we should do about it." Forthright in confessing his party's own failings, Cuomo is remorseless in dismantling the opposition, using the floodlight of his clear prose to reveal the evasion and show the inadequacy of the now-famous, celebrated Contract with America. In its place, he offers a hopeful vision of what we the people might achieve if we can only learn to remember that "we're all in this together." Written with a depth of understanding drawn from twenty years of daily involvement with local, state and federal government and six decades as the American son of quintessential immigrants, "Reason to Believe" is Cuomo's tribute to the uncompromising wisdom of people like his parents and the parents of his wife, Matilda, seekers and believers who taught him the lesson America needs so badly now: "that what is right is usually also what is necessary; that in helping one another we almost always help ourselves." Condition: Very good / Very good.
Keywords: Democratic Party, Governors, New York, Contract with America, Individualism, Partisan Polemic, immigrants, Government, Community, Federal Deficit, Health Care, Regulation, Welfare
ISBN: 0684815176
[Book #78816]
Price: $125.00