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Title: The Truth Lies In Between
Review: As with so many things, the truth about this book is somewhere in between the Kirkus Review's denunciation of its liberal bias and the co-editor's apologia on behalf of its utter objectivity.The chosen speeches, in total, reveal an inclination toward the inclusion of the progressive and liberal viewpoint. That is not to be argued, if you have merely even skimmed the table of contents. Equally true is that certain speeches that are in line with this inclination appear to have been included with wide latitude given as to their literary and historical merit. Would, indeed, a speech given by Hilary Rodham as a college student have attracted the slightest notice without the context of recent political history? I must say no.That said--and a serious shortcoming it is--the book does, in sum, collect a large number of powerfully written and spoken words that constitute a brief sketch of many of the "big issues" of the century.Read it with a critical eye, but read it.
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