Give Me Liberty!: Freeing Ourselves in the Twenty-First Century

by Gerry Spence

Book Overview

Here, in this landmark personal work, Gerry demonstrates how, despite the democratic rhetoric we hear and believe, we have become enslaved. All of us are trapped by a complex web of corporate and governmental behemoths he calls the "New Slave Master" that today controls our airways, educates our children, and manages every facet of our lives. Yet, far from being a pronouncement of gloom, Give Me Liberty! is an inspiring and visionary work. In the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312192673
• ISBN13: 9780312192679
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 366 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Good Brain Food for those worried about current trends.

I have read several of Gerry Spence's books, some of which I loved and some of which bored me to sleep at night. This one is definately a must buy! I am a 39 year old US Citizen who returned to the USA just 2 years ago after living from age 18-26 in Soviet Occupied East Germany and age 29-35 in "Reunified" Germany with the in between years spent in Hungary, South Africa and The United Arab Emirates. Upon my return to this country I was floored by just how similar the US has become to many of those countries whose governments I viewed as "police states". In this book, Gerry Spence responds to many of my concerns, points out many recent dangerous precedents and sounds the alarm that our freedoms and Rights really are in jeopardy! For the first time since my return to the USA I realize that my observations are in fact valid and that there are others out there who are well travelled, educated and/or observant enough to see what is really going on. Gerry likes to be a poet and he likes to spin fine webs of utopian bliss but he is also a very observant and astute critic of American ideals and images VS the reality behind them. Give the book a read! What else can you get for $2.00 that might just change your perception of life in the USA?

free!

One of the true originals of the 21st century to hit the book stores. With lyrical style, Gerry writes again with passion and fire to all those that still have that ever important question, are we free? This book has inspired me to open my eyes and to free the self. It's one of those rare books that can also change the intelligent mind...

Lessons for everyone are found in this priceless book

This book is full of wisdom. Many authors are quick to criticize our laws and our government. Few are willing to offer solutions. But one, Gerry Spence, has given solutions that are insightful, novel, and NEEDED. This is a must read for any American.

An antidote for political party propaganda believers.

This book should serve as an antidote to all the ditto-heads out there, as well as to all the annoying Democrats who think that their party is somehow pure. This book shows how both parties are bought and sold by big business, and how our government is run for the benefit of corporations instead of people. Mr. Spence clearly elucidates the trail that we've followed to get to this point in our history, and offers many imaginative ideas on how to get our government working for us again. While many of these ideas might seem radical, upon reflection they would certainly go a long way toward remedying many of the societal ills that both liberals and conservatives complain about. The ideas of the founding fathers were no less radical two hundred odd years ago. I think that the book is well written, and I would highly recommend it to people of all political persuasions.

A Man Who Loves His Country

To prepare for this book I recommend reading, "ClosedChambers", by Edward Lazarus. It is not a light romp, theinformation is too disturbing, as he reveals for us the 9 Wizards Of Oz that literally enter the courtroom of "our" highest court from behind a curtain. "Give Me Liberty!" is understandable, not because it's structure or ideas are simplistic, rather because a Master Storyteller by the name of Mr. Gerry Spence has amongst his gifts the ability to pull back the curtain and show all of us the basic concepts that we think we live under. Mr. Spence loves this Country, and I believe he is driven by a deep sadness to write this book because he knows what this Country can be, what it should be. But all he can do is write a book, subject himself to critics who, not satisfied with attacking his ideas, attack him. I love this book, probably more than all his other works. He shares with us how we have gotten to where we are, and for the moment, in my opinion, let's put it aside for a bit, and read, contemplate and dream with Mr. Spence. I want to be part of his vision, do you? EARN WHAT IS YOURS! END