“From Bosnia to Baghdad to the Kerry campaign and Murphy family’s dinner table in the working neighborhoods of Pennsylvania, the pages of Taking the Hill overflow with hair-raising adventures, thoughtful observations, and a story of service, sacrifice, and good old fashioned courage. Accomplished as a professor, paratrooper, and now a public servant—Patrick Murphy is an American original with a voice we’ll be hearing for decades to come.”—John Kerry
“Taking the Hill shows us why Patrick Murphy is one of the brightest stars in the next generation of American leaders. With characteristic passion and candor, Murphy gives us a powerful indictment of the Bush administration's failures in Iraq. And his inspiring life's story offers hope to all who have the courage and determination to reach for the American Dream.”—Barack Obama
"Political observers have buzzed about Patrick Murphy as the only member of Congress to have served in Iraq. Yet in these pages, he thinks of himself as the son of a cop and legal secretary whose best friend works for Budweiser. And therein lies the lesson he offers in this account of his meteoric political rise. This is a story of humility, honesty, and honor which will serve the politician and non-politician well."—Michael Smerconish, radio host, columnist and author
"A magnificent journey of conscience, hope, courage, and American spirit…and a blisteringly great and unusually fun read. In these days of raw cynicism toward politicians, Patrick Murphy's route from blue collar Philadelphia, to the trenches of Baghdad, to the halls of Congress, is a needed reminder that some politicians are forged by fire, principle, and ideals."—Brian Haig, author of Man in the Middle
“My hero Winston Churchill said that "Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities because it is the quality that guarantees all the others." Congressman Murphy, a soldier-politician of this new century, is the living proof of that. As a Philadelphia guy myself, I take great pride in Pat Murphy and got a wild kick reading about his exciting young life. Like him I grew up in Northeast Philly and spent so much of my time in nearby Bucks County. I can't believe how much this young fellow has done - lawyer, prosecutor, paratrooper, national legislator. This guy was born airborne.”—Chris Matthews, Host of MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews and NBC’s The Chris Matthews Show
