
The Right Answer
How We Can Unify Our Divided Nation
by John K. Delaney
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Pub Date May 29 2018 | Archive Date Jun 05 2018
Henry Holt & Company | Henry Holt and Co.
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Description
The first declared candidate for president in 2020 delivers a passionate call for bipartisan action, entrepreneurial innovation, and a renewed commitment to the American idea
The son of a union electrician and grandson of an immigrant, John K. Delaney grew up believing that anything was possible in America. Before he was fifty, he founded, built and then sold two companies worth billions of dollars. Driven by a deep desire to serve, in 2012 he stepped away from his businesses, ran for Congress, and won. Now he has a new mission: unifying our terribly divided nation and guiding it to a brighter future.
As a boy, Delaney learned the importance of working hard, telling the truth and embracing compromise. As an entrepreneur, he succeeded because he understood the need to ensure opportunity for all, focus on the future, and think creatively about problem-solving. In these pages, he illustrates the potency of these principles with vivid stories from his childhood, his career in business, his family, and his new life as a politician. He also writes candidly about the often frustrating experience of working on Capitol Hill, where many of his colleagues care more about scoring political points than improving the lives of their fellow Americans. With a clear eye and an open heart, he explains that only by seeing both sides of anargument and releasing our inner entrepreneur can we get back to constructive, enlightened governing.
Seventy years ago, John F. Kennedy appealed to our best instincts when he said, “Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer but the right answer.” In this inspiring book, John K. Delaney asks all of us to cast aside destructive, partisan thinking and join him in an urgent endeavor: working together to forge a new era of American greatness.
Advance Praise
“John Delaney has written a thoughtful prescription for our nation, in
an era when empathy, thoughtfulness, and real leadership are sorely
needed. Read what he has to say – it will make you think.”
—General Stanley McChrystal, U.S.A. (Ret.)
“With an entrepreneur’s ingenuity and a public servant’s empathy, John
Delaney has brought a deeply innovative approach to American government.
In divided political times, this book offers a thoughtful and
compelling vision for policy makers at every level.”
—Representative Joseph P. Kennedy III (D-Massachusetts)
“John Delaney has brought entrepreneurial insights and passion to
business and government. His commonsense, bipartisan approach to our
nation’s challenges merits attention from Americans of all political
stripes and beliefs. If you care about a better way to solve our
problems at this critical time, this book is a must read.”
—Steve Case, chairman and CEO, Revolution, and cofounder of America Online
“As I’ve heard John Delaney say many times, ‘The cost of doing nothing
is not nothing.’ With his unique combination of business skills, public
service, philanthropy and leadership experience, John understands that
we must act boldly if we hope to improve the lives of all Americans. In
this book, he offers his plan for exactly how we can do that.”
—Representative Elijah Cummings (D-Maryland)
“Every so often, a politician has the courage, the optimism, and the
intelligence to chart a different path for the country. John Delaney is
offering a Churchill-like moment: He tells the hard truth about our
problems and stands for a rare (and brave) proposition – that political
compromise is a good thing and is the key to growth and progress.”
—Katherine Bradley, President, CityBridge Foundation
“John Delaney’s book is a practical and optimistic look at the future of
our country, and how he sees us moving forward with solutions, not
divisions. I always say we should be building bridges, not walls, and he
is working every day to put that into practice. Delaney is an
inspiration to us all – he is a true leader in a world that needs more
leadership.”
—José Andrés, chef/owner, ThinkFoodGroup & minibar by José Andrés, and founder, World Central Kitchen
“In these times of severe and destructive partisanship the American
people have a unique opportunity to be represented by a man who
represents the best of what has truly made us great: a desire to work
together for solutions, a proven belief in free enterprise, hard work
and commonsense all coupled with compassion. John Delaney’s book is a
starting point for the possibilities of this unlikely candidate.”
—Former Representative Richard L. Hanna (R-New York)
“John Delaney has been a leader in finding innovative, bipartisan
solutions to both help real people live better lives and to measure
outcomes, so we know what works and what doesn't. This book provides a
roadmap to refocus government to deliver on a more promising future
rather than accepting the divided and dysfunctional status quo.”
—Sonal Shah, executive director, Beeck Center for
Social Impact and Innovation, Georgetown University, and former director
of the White House Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation
“John Delaney is a rare breed of politician who understands that we get
the best outcomes for our citizens when the government, the private
sector, and the nonprofit world work together. This book shows how his
understanding of all three spheres makes him a leader who can make
progress against the challenges we face.”
—Jim Sorenson, founder and CEO, Sorenson Impact Foundation
Available Editions
EDITION | Other Format |
ISBN | 9781250294968 |
PRICE | $26.00 (USD) |
PAGES | 240 |