A Time for Truth (A Reader's Digest Condensation)

By Wiliam E. Simon

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0425046028
• ISBN13: 9780425046029
• Release Date: January 1979
• Publisher: Berkeley
• Length: 85 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A Time For Truth

Some books are so important that you wonder how they could be overlooked. Even though this is a personal account of Mr. Simon's tenure as US Treasury Secretary, and the country's first "energy czar", it is an even more compelling guide of the relationship between an out of control government and it citizens, energy policy, with a smattering of economics. Normally I would be skeptical about personal statements by people who have left office, but here we have thirty years to support everything he writes about. From the recession of the 70's, the energy embargo, New York's financial collapse he details his actions and recomendations at that time. He then shows what the government response was, and finally what the end results were. He then digresses with a philosophical evaluation, and prediction of what this all means. Milton Friedman calls this "a brilliant and passionate book by a brilliant and passionate man". I found it to be entertaining and eye opening. For anyone interested in politics or political philosophy, this book should be an essential read.

Good Book By William Simon!

When you begin reading this book it turns into an interestingread. The book is authored by William Simon who served as theSecretary of the Treasury under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. Simon relates to you his beliefs and philosphies about the free market system.Simon had done well with this systembecoming mega wealthy.Simon attempts sucessfully to warn theAmerican peopleabout the unbreakable connection between economicand political freedom.He warns that the expanding state is taking these freedoms away. A very interesting read by a verywise man. Read this book. You will like it.

Remembering Mr. Simon....he was a formidable intellect....

With the passing of Mr. Simon I was reminded of his book, A TIME FOR TRUTH. I read this great book 20 years ago while picking up what was remaining of my horrific beginning foray in college and working full-time in the vaults of Morgan Guaranty (J.P. Morgan).I credit Mr. Simon's book with helping to turn my life around and giving me the paternal leadership I was lacking. It's a marvelous book about how our illustrious and bellicose Congress of the United States dupes the American public with it's tax and spend policies and offers us a chance to reaquaint ourselves with our great founding principles. Without principles we are nothing...In 1986 while in the USMCR I had the privilege of meeting Mr. Simon while pulling guard duty at a MC Scholarship Fund dinner. I was thrilled.My sincere sympathies go out to his family.

Outstanding overview of economics

A must-read for anyone concerned not just about our country's economic future, but about personal freedom as well. Easy to read, trenchant, and incisive. William E. Simon comes across as one of our nation's greatest (and most overlooked) thinkers.

A real eye-opener.

The effect of central government planning is shocking. William Simon's foresight is excellent as we now sit with a post-cold war Russia. A strong recommend if you care at all about taxes. The current socialist movement in America should be stopped short.