During 1954 and 1955, John F. Kennedy, then a U.S. senator, chose eight of his historical colleagues, including John Quincy Adams, Daniel Webster, and Thomas Hart Benton, to profile for their acts of astounding integrity in the face of overwhelming opposition. Awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1957, Profiles in Courage — now featuring a new introduction by Caroline Kennedy, as well as Robert F. Kennedy’s foreword written in 1964 for the memorial edition — resounds with timeless lessons on the most cherished of virtues and is a powerful reminder of the strength of the human spirit. John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) was President of the United States from 1961 to 1963. He was the youngest man ever elected to the Oval Office and the first Roman Catholic president. “A book that deserves reading by every American.” — Springfield Republican

ジョン・F・ケネディが遺した本作は、政治の荒波で良心を貫く孤独と崇高さを描いた文学的傑作です。多数派に抗い信念に殉じた八人の姿は、政治的駆け引きを超えた人間の根源的な美しさを浮き彫りにしています。彼らの葛藤は、現代を生きる我々に「誠実さという名の勇気」を痛烈に問いかけます。 著者の力強い筆致は、歴史の転換点における緊張感を鮮烈に捉えています。これは記録ではなく、理想と現実の狭間で揺れる魂への賛歌です。ピューリッツァー賞に輝く本書は、読む者の心に情熱を灯し、自らの正しさを信じて生きるための確かな指標となるでしょう。