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.

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