How to Save Democracy: Advice and Inspiration from 95 World Leaders

by Eli Merritt (Editor), Joshua Graham Lynn (Foreword by)

Overview

How to Save Democracy is a collection of 423 instructive quotations derived from the First International Summit for Democracy. Divided into three sections-Virtues of Democracy, Challenges & Threats, and The Way Forward-the books brings hope, optimism, and poetry to the fight. As vital, How to Save Democracy outlines seven key principles of democratic success:

1. Never take democracy for granted
2. Democracy is the peoples' government
3. Free and fair elections are the bedrock of democracy
4. Equality, inclusion, and diversity are cornerstones of democracy
5. Free, independent, ethical media is a lifeline of democracy
6. Rule of law is the glue that holds democracies together
7. Citizens, and nations, must unite to defend democracy

How to Save Democracy (Amplify Publishing, 2023) is a collaboration between Eli Merritt and RepresentUs, one of the nation's premier nonprofit organizations fighting corruption and strengthening democracy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798987295229
Publisher:	Amplify Publishing Group
Publication date:	03/14/2023
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.44(d)

About the Author

Eli Merritt is a historian at Vanderbilt University who has written political commentary for the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Seattle Times, USA Today, Chicago Tribune, and Philadelphia Inquirer, among other news outlets. He writes a newsletter called American Commonwealth that explores the origins of the United States' political discontents and solutions to them. Trained in history, ethics, medicine, and psychiatry, he has served on medical ethics committees at Vanderbilt and Stanford. His academic specialties are ethical leadership in democracy, the intersection of demagogues and democracy, and the politics of the founding era of the United States. He is the editor of The Curse of Demagogues: Lessons Learned from the Presidency of Donald J. Trump and the author of Disunion Among Ourselves: The Perilous Politics of the American Revolution. Find Eli online at elimerritt.com and elimerritt.substack.com.

Joshua Graham Lynn, cofounder and CEO of RepresentUs, has dedicated his career to mobilizing millions of Americans toward a better future. A seasoned storyteller, communications specialist, and creative director, his work has been honored by the Rebrand 100 Awards, the Webby Awards, the American Package Design Awards, and the ADDYs. Josh has launched and managed numerous international brands and developed power-building platforms for organizations ranging from credit unions to sustainable communities.