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1984 1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 120 times as government)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,618,822 ratings — published 1948
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The Federalist Papers The Federalist Papers (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 84 times as government)
avg rating 4.10 — 42,442 ratings — published 1788
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The Fifth Risk: Undoing Democracy The Fifth Risk: Undoing Democracy (Paperback)
by (shelved 75 times as government)
avg rating 4.10 — 48,576 ratings — published 2018
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 71 times as government)
avg rating 4.02 — 4,683,354 ratings — published 1945
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Who Is Government? The Untold Story of Public Service Who Is Government? The Untold Story of Public Service (Hardcover)
by (shelved 59 times as government)
avg rating 4.18 — 15,473 ratings — published 2025
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On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century (Paperback)
by (shelved 58 times as government)
avg rating 4.29 — 114,276 ratings — published 2017
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The Declaration of Independence / The Constitution of the United States The Declaration of Independence / The Constitution of the United States (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 54 times as government)
avg rating 4.44 — 27,671 ratings — published 1776
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The Prince The Prince (Paperback)
by (shelved 52 times as government)
avg rating 3.84 — 390,717 ratings — published 1532
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Common Sense Common Sense (Paperback)
by (shelved 50 times as government)
avg rating 4.01 — 40,424 ratings — published 1776
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Democracy in America Democracy in America (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as government)
avg rating 4.05 — 27,349 ratings — published 1835
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The United States Constitution The United States Constitution (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 46 times as government)
avg rating 4.52 — 27,199 ratings — published 1787
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A Promised Land A Promised Land (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 43 times as government)
avg rating 4.31 — 281,990 ratings — published 2020
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The Republic The Republic (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as government)
avg rating 3.97 — 229,691 ratings — published -400
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The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream (Hardcover)
by (shelved 42 times as government)
avg rating 3.84 — 170,705 ratings — published 2006
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John Adams John Adams (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as government)
avg rating 4.08 — 381,135 ratings — published 2001
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Fascism: A Warning Fascism: A Warning (ebook)
by (shelved 39 times as government)
avg rating 4.25 — 21,605 ratings — published 2018
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Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as government)
avg rating 4.28 — 202,698 ratings — published 2005
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How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future (Hardcover)
by (shelved 38 times as government)
avg rating 4.16 — 33,906 ratings — published 2018
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The Communist Manifesto The Communist Manifesto (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as government)
avg rating 3.69 — 204,262 ratings — published 1848
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Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as government)
avg rating 4.22 — 203,613 ratings — published 2004
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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 32 times as government)
avg rating 4.35 — 10,101,823 ratings — published 2008
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Becoming Becoming (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as government)
avg rating 4.43 — 1,221,744 ratings — published 2018
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Fear: Trump in the White House Fear: Trump in the White House (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as government)
avg rating 3.87 — 65,699 ratings — published 2018
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The Law The Law (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as government)
avg rating 4.33 — 14,515 ratings — published 1849
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Abundance Abundance (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as government)
avg rating 3.90 — 49,846 ratings — published 2025
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A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as government)
avg rating 4.09 — 49,792 ratings — published 2018
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The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as government)
avg rating 4.44 — 47,394 ratings — published 2017
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Autocracy, Inc. Autocracy, Inc. (Hardcover)
by (shelved 27 times as government)
avg rating 4.17 — 18,492 ratings — published 2024
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The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court (Hardcover)
by (shelved 27 times as government)
avg rating 4.09 — 18,689 ratings — published 2007
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A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as government)
avg rating 4.09 — 270,313 ratings — published 1980
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Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty (Hardcover)
by (shelved 26 times as government)
avg rating 4.08 — 65,217 ratings — published 2012
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Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
by (shelved 26 times as government)
avg rating 4.36 — 4,249,063 ratings — published 2009
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Second Treatise of Government (Hackett Classics) Second Treatise of Government (Hackett Classics)
by (shelved 26 times as government)
avg rating 3.78 — 24,483 ratings — published 1689
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Brave New World Brave New World (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as government)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,116,518 ratings — published 1932
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The Road to Serfdom The Road to Serfdom (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as government)
avg rating 4.15 — 26,446 ratings — published 1944
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Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
by (shelved 24 times as government)
avg rating 4.12 — 3,801,594 ratings — published 2010
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I Am America (And So Can You!) I Am America (And So Can You!)
by (shelved 24 times as government)
avg rating 3.90 — 84,718 ratings — published 2007
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The Social Contract The Social Contract (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as government)
avg rating 3.78 — 59,109 ratings — published 1762
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Leviathan Leviathan (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as government)
avg rating 3.70 — 54,061 ratings — published 1651
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Permanent Record Permanent Record (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as government)
avg rating 4.30 — 58,853 ratings — published 2019
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Two Treatises of Government Two Treatises of Government (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as government)
avg rating 3.87 — 19,745 ratings — published 1689
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Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as government)
avg rating 3.44 — 77,585 ratings — published 2018
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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as government)
avg rating 4.52 — 119,114 ratings — published 2010
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Obama's Wars Obama's Wars (Unknown Binding)
by (shelved 22 times as government)
avg rating 3.82 — 9,199 ratings — published 2011
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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as government)
avg rating 4.15 — 2,495,134 ratings — published 1985
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The Premonition: A Pandemic Story The Premonition: A Pandemic Story (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as government)
avg rating 4.32 — 43,406 ratings — published 2021
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Killing Floor (Jack Reacher, #1) Killing Floor (Jack Reacher, #1)
by (shelved 21 times as government)
avg rating 4.08 — 356,237 ratings — published 1997
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Poverty, by America Poverty, by America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as government)
avg rating 4.27 — 65,032 ratings — published 2023
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The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (Millennium, #3) The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (Millennium, #3)
by (shelved 20 times as government)
avg rating 4.25 — 783,185 ratings — published 2007
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Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as government)
avg rating 3.96 — 15,819 ratings — published 2007
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Carl Sagan
“One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We’re no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. It’s simply too painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that we’ve been taken. Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back.”
Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark

Groucho Marx
“Military intelligence is a contradiction in terms.”
Groucho Marx

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