John W. Gardner

Excellence

"Offers Americans timely and inspiring insights into the value and feasibility of higher standards for their society." —Donovan Richardson, Christian Science Monitor

John Gardner's extraordinary career has included service as a marine officer, a cabinet secretary, and the founder of the citizens' lobbying group Common Cause. In his landmark books he addresses some of the most troubling questions that American society faces—questions that demand answers with each new shaping of the political landscape.

In Excellence, Mr. Gardner discusses the strengths and failings of our educational system, our confusion over the idea of equality, and the nature of leadership in a free society.