Gratitude

William F. Buckley, JR., Author Random House (NY) $16.95 (169p) ISBN 978-0-394-57674-9

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Should young people be conscripted by the government to perform one year of nonmilitary service in environmental projects, in teaching, drug education, snow removal, community outreach and the like? A national-service bill now before Congress would mandate such a program. Conservative pundit Buckley strongly favors a voluntary national-service system supported by incentives (e.g., tax credits for participants). In a blueprint that raises more questions than it answers, he argues that such a program would enable volunteers to fulfill the debt they owe to past generations while molding their character and binding them to civilization. (Oct.)

Reviewed on: 10/01/1990
Release date: 10/01/1990
Genre: Nonfiction

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