Articles tagged as Napoleon Bonaparte
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“Ballast on the Ship of State: Statesmanship as Human Excellence” – Professor Daniel Mahoney in Modern Age
In an essay for Modern Age, Professor Daniel Mahoney of Assumption University demonstrates that true statesmanship consists in moral excellence and self-control. He argues against moral relativism, as well as the Machiavellian view of politics that sees a desire to acquire and wield power as man’s sole political motivator. Mahoney acknowledges that pacifism is not […]