If we are, indeed, the guardians of Democracy,
then let us guard it and not fall asleep on our laurels or let the impersonal
doctrines of guilt and innocence that we invent to hide our anger from
ourselves take over the responsibility of making not only just, but also
morally responsible decisions; for all the decisions we make go further than
the courtroom. They enter into our professional family, and neighborly lives as
well. A truly thought provoking must-read.
Howard Gordon, born and raised in Ohio, has attended Ohio University and Ohio State University. He obtained a master’s degree in the field of social work from Case Western Reserve University and has worked in a varied number of capacities within the field for over forty years. His first novel Be Not Thy Father’s Son was written over a five-year period and stresses that we must be our own person in a growing bureaucratic network that is destructive to individuality. Howard’s second novel entitled Cry Heaven, Cry Hell raises the question of how far do we go, as a society, in forgiving evil works when they are followed by good works and constructive behavior. He is currently working on his third novel.