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.