When Conscience and Power Meet: A Memoir
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| Rating | : | 4.50 (742 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1570037442 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-07 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Unsuccessful on both fronts, Zeigler nonetheless distinguished himself as a man of passionate convictions in the value of public service. After more than a decade in the South Carolina legislature, Eugene N. Zeigler, Jr., made a name for himself in politics through his spirited campaign for the U.S. Senate in 1972 against incumbent Strom Thurmond and a subsequent candidacy in the state's 1974 Democratic gubernatorial primary. In his memoir, When Conscience and Power Meet, Zeigler recounts these and other defining moments from a life spent pursuing the public good, often against insurmountable opposition, knowing that the only reward might be
A graduate of the University of the South and Harvard Law School, Eugene N. Zeigler, Jr., is a true renaissance man who has pursued many careers and interests as attorney, public servant, naval officer, educator, scholar, playwright, and gardener. . Zeigler is the author of Florence: A Renaissance Spirit; Barnwell Blarney, or Colonel Frank Remembered; and Refugees and Remnants: The Story of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Pee Dee and Saint John's Episcopal Church, Florence, South Caroli
His book is not about championing lost causes; it tells of a political warrior who won important struggles for his state and community, and whose influence is very much with us still today."--Philip G. Grose, author of South Carolina at the Brink: Robert McNair and the Politics of Civil Rights. Zeigler could quote Burke and Macaulay from the floor of the state senate, then mix it up with the best of them in political in-fighting. He grappled with giants--Strom Thurmond and Marion Gressette, among them--and won his fair share of the encounters. His charm, wit, and intellect were matched by his feistiness, persistence, and tenacity. From the Inside Flap"Zeigler's account of his days as South Carolina's aggressive reformer and liberal conscience packs a powerful punch