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The virtue of prudence suffuses the writings of Edmund Burke and Abraham Lincoln, yet the demands of statecraft compelled both to take daring positions against long odds: Burke against the seemingly inexorable march of the French Revolution, Lincoln against disunion at a moment when the Northern situation appeared untenable. Placing their statesmanship and writings in relief helps to illuminate prudence in its full dimensions: inflected with c...

In the wake of national crises and sharp shifts in the electorate, new members of Congress march off to Washington full of intense idealism and the desire for instant change--but often lacking in any sense of proportion or patience. This drive for instant political gratification concerned one of the key Founders, James Madison, who accepted the inevitability of majority rule but worried that an inflamed majority might not rule reasonably. Greg...

Daniel Patrick Moynihan (1927-2003) may be best known as a statesman, but he was also an intellectual of the first order, whose books and papers on topics ranging from welfare policy and ethnicity in American society to international law stirred debate and steered policy. American Burke traces Moynihan's development through the broad sweep of his writings and career.

Daniel Patrick Moynihan (1927-2003) may be best known as a statesman, but he was also an intellectual of the first order. This book traces Moynihan's development through the broad sweep of his writings and career. Weiner's work is a thorough intellectual exploration of one of the most important politicians of the twentieth century, and a timely prescription for the healing of our broken system.