Preface & Introduction: The Political and the Philosophic Lives

Henry Kissinger

Distinguished between scholars and statesmen; emphasized a responsibility to consider worst-case scenarios.

Max Weber

Defined the state’s power as a monopoly on legitimate force; analyzed ethics in political action.

John Locke

Central figure advancing natural rights and instrumental in the Glorious Revolution.

Charles Malik

Key contributor to drafting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Edmund Burke

Critiqued radical revolution, championing gradual reform and the preservation of tradition.