Loved Courage Can Save Us for its hopeful case for service across party lines? The Bill of Obligations by turns that democratic courage into ten habits for every citizen.
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- Ten practical habits for strengthening American democracy
- A nonpartisan case for duty alongside individual rights
- Civility, compromise, service, and country before party
- A constructive path from political anxiety to civic action
If Courage Can Save Us left you hopeful that character and common purpose can outlast polarization, The Bill of Obligations brings that hope home. Richard Haass argues that rights alone cannot sustain a democracy; citizens also need habits of responsibility. His ten obligations include staying informed, getting involved, remaining civil, rejecting violence, respecting public service, and putting country before party.
Where Rye Barcott shows courageous public leadership through ten lives, Haass asks what the rest of us owe one another. The result is shorter, more prescriptive, and just as deliberately nonpartisan—a practical civic code for readers who want democratic renewal to become something they practice rather than merely admire.
Read it when inspiration needs to become an obligation.
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The Bill of Obligations is a similar next read for fans of Courage Can Save Us by Rye Barcott because it shares civic duty, bipartisanship, democratic renewal, and public service while moving through civics and american politics.
What Readers Are Saying
"This is a great read for both sides of the political fence and a great reminder that we have gotten away from common sense." — Scottsdale Public Library
What Readers Are Saying
"So if you're feeling that way too, start here. Trust me, it was reinvigorating." — Jenn Palomino
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"I found the tone to be level-headed and sound. Haass has served under both Democratic and Republican Presidents and he remains neutral." — Abra Smith
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