What color is a conservative? : my life and my politics /
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| Author / Creator: | Watts, J. C. (Julius Caesar), 1957- |
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Imprint: | New York : HarperCollins, c2002. |
| Description: | xix, 294 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Subject: | Watts, J. C. -- (Julius Caesar), -- 1957- Watts, J. C. -- (Julius Caesar), -- 1957- United States. -- Congress. -- House -- Biography. United States. -- Congress. -- House. African American legislators -- Biography. Legislators -- United States -- Biography. Conservatism -- United States -- History -- 20th century. African Americans -- Politics and government -- 20th century. African American legislators. African Americans -- Politics and government. Conservatism. Legislators. Politics and government United States -- Politics and government -- 1989- United States. Biography. History. |
| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4789726 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- 1. Family Is the Rock on Which We Build Our Lives
- 2. Opportunity Is Just Hard Work in Disguise
- 3. No Matter How Far You Go in Life, Someone Else Helped You Get There
- 4. God Gives You What You Need; You Have to Work for What You Want
- 5. If You Wait for the World to Change, You'll Never Change the World
- 6. Leaders May Find Mountains to Scale, but Only Teams Can Truly Move Them
- 7. Never Read Your Own Press Clippings
- 8. Climb the Mountain You Choose
- 9. In an Environment of Temptation, Kids Need Love and Authority
- 10. Don't Take Everything You See or Hear in the Media as the Gospel Truth
- 11. Independence Can Never Be Taken, Only Given Away
- 12. Independent Spirits and Political Ideologues Are Seldom Compatible
- 13. God Put Us on This Earth, in Part, to Prepare the Way for Those Who Will Come Behind
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- Index
