All the President's Men

Robert Penn Warren All the Kings' Men portrays the rise of Willie Stark from poverty to governor with the help of his right hand man Jack Burden. For a better analysis on how to do the right thing in politics through Willie Stark, Thomas Aquinas and Niccol'o Machiavelli provide sufficient evidence to support his methods of leadership. When Machiavelli stated, "Ascent to princely power by some criminal or evil conduct; and the rise of a private citizen to supreme authority in his land through…

Penn Warren’s classic novel, All the King’s Men, the central characters of the novel all have to deal with the consequences…

Huey P. Long once said “Every man a king, but no one wears a crown.” this was a man that truly believed that anyone could thrive. During his time in office as a senator and Governor of Louisiana, he had ideas to fix the current depression. He developed the “Share Our Wealth” program as a new welfare program for the country. He had a close connection to the agricultural community since he grew up on a farm as a child, and then rose to high status later in life. He originally used his power…

because his focus was to find what was wrong, and would then think of a solution. In many cases, he would do everything in his power to create a solution and restore a time of better economics. The “kingfish” valued equality, and it can be best seen in all his earliest examples as well as his main strengths in leadership. One could learn from Long by his ability to make people understand the issues, whether by reaching out for the support of others and including everyone, or by making bold…

exists solely to protect these unalienable rights, lest the people decide to alter, or perhaps even abolish the government. Yet, as important as these principles may be, the premise of the entire Declaration of Independence cannot be concrete unless all mankind be decreed equal. Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness is arguably the most enticing characteristic of the United States…

I have an issue with the idea that people all have the same rights, not because I believe differently, but because I just don’t see that we on the whole follow through with that idea. For this essay I will be reasoning that while we do have rights that should be inalienable, as claimed in article II of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), in practice we do not. It seems to be a recurring theme, that we tell people they have rights, but exclude certain demographics from the rights…

citizens and helped to determine the path the country would take. The Declaration of Independence reads, “We hold these truths to be self evident that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” This line ensures the equality of all US citizens and protects their rights. Later, in 1789, the Constitution…

saying “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, and that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” This quote effectively reminds Jefferson of his core beliefs and values while he helped fight for American independence. He points out that Jefferson couldn’t possibly think that all men are equal while Jefferson and other white men enslave the African Americans. This…

new future, in the hands of a generation that hasn’t even been named yet, with new needs, values and ideas. In school, we hear a lot about futures. We are advised on how to better our futures, and told of the people who did the same. We learn of the men who gave us our future, who wrote those fateful words, “We the People.” What we don’t hear about is the future of those who come next. I envision America’s future as a culture. A culture that we claim to hold but fail to achieve. A culture to be…

“All men are created equal,” but unfortunately, that was not the case. During this time, unfreedom was prominent in Native American culture during Andrew Jackson’s presidency. Jackson came from the newly founded Democratic party, which was very similar to the Anti-Federalists. Both of these parties were against expansion, but were all in favor of white male privilege. The fact that Jackson was something new, he had old-fashioned values was a selling point to the citizens. It is not all Andrew…