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- 1 online resource.
- Subject
- Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797 > Political and social views
- Tocqueville, Alexis de, 1805-1859 > Political and social views
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 > Political and social views
- Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 > Political and social views
- Gaulle, Charles de, 1890-1970 > Political and social views
- Havel, Václav > Political and social views
- Political leadership > Case studies
- Political ethics > Case studies
- Cardinal virtues
- Magnanimity
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 06, 2023).
- Contents
- Statesmanship as Human Excellence -- The Great and the Good: Classical Political Philosophy and Honorable Ambition -- Edmund Burke: Noble Prudence in the Age of Ideology -- Tocqueville: Democracy Without Demagogy, Liberty with a Modicum of Greatness -- Abraham Lincoln: Touched by Prudence and Grace to Complete the Promise of America -- Clear-Eyed Statesmanship: Winston Churchill, Political Judgment, and the "Courage to See" -- "The Born Protector": De Gaulle as Statesman and Thinker -- Václav Havel: Writer, Dissident, and Philosopher-King.
- ISBN
- LCCN
- 2021042456
- OCLC
- 2021042456
- Author
Mahoney, Daniel J., 1960- author.
- Title
The statesman as thinker : portraits of greatness, courage, and moderation / Daniel J. Mahoney.
- Publisher
New York : Encounter Books, 2022.
- Copyright Date
©2022
- Edition
First American edition.
- Type of Content
text
- Type of Medium
computer
- Type of Carrier
online resource
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
- Note
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 06, 2023).
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Print version: Mahoney, Daniel J., 1960- Statesman as thinker First American Edition. New York : Encounter Books, 2022 9781641772419 (DLC) 2021042455