PATRIOT SAGE

What They're Saying...

"In an age in which we are all encouraged to act like adolescents, it's understandable that Washington's popularity has waned. But in offering a corrective, this work...is much more than a dose of moral castor oil."
— National Review

"[R]eaders who have forgotten [Washington's] contributions to the revolution, the founding of the new nation, the creation of the presidency and the formation of the American character are urged to investigate this anthology."
— Dallas Morning News

"The book's 12 essays touch on most facets of Washington's life-his management of Mount Vernon, his military strategies and tactics, his forging of the presidency, and his trustworthy character. One of the strongest essays is by Richard Brookhiser, author of one of the best recent biographies of Washington (Founding Father: Rediscovering George Washington, LJ 2/1/96). His prose is so buoyant it nearly leaps from the page."
— Library Journal

"Intercollegiate Studies Institute is to be commended on the publication of this timely and important volume."
— Touchstone

"Lately, Americans have become worried about the state of our culture and, in my opinion, rightly so. A majority of Americans now cite moral decline as our chief malady. There is a growing agreement that we need to engage in a reassessment of things—to borrow Tom Wolfe's phrase, a great relearning. But as we restore the nation's sense of goodness, we also need to restore its sense of greatness. And in this project we would do well to remember George Washington. Not that we should blindly emulate him or even suggest that he was perfect. Nevertheless, there is much we can learn from his life, character and statesmanship."
— William J. Bennett, from the Foreword

"In today's social confusion it is reassuring to contemplate George Washington and to take pride in his sterling character. Patriot Sage is a bountiful source of scholarly information about the father of America's most learned and literate writes. Read and enjoy!"
— Henry Hyde, congressman from Illinois

"I can think of no mythic figure, other than George Washington, who was revered even more alive than later through the charitable lens of history. Hamilton, Madison, and Jefferson all agreed that Washington served as an exemplar of democratic statesmanship (better than mere popular leadership) and of honor (better than mere ambition). In Patriot Sage, thirteen scholars recover the Founders' George Washington in essays that will enlarge and enliven contemporary understandings of what it means to be president."
— Jeffrey Tulis, associate professor of government, University of Texas at Austin

"George Washington is America's 'man for all seasons.' Although our first President never wrote a political treatise, our nation's unwritten constitution is unthinkable without him. This collection of essays offers valuable lessons in the politics of prudence. In their various ways the authors remind us that, so long as there is an America, the example of Washington will instruct, inspire, and endure."
— Governor John Engler, Michigan

"One of the ten 'Best Conservative Books of 1999'"
— Human Events

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