Noble Cause Corruption, the Banality of Evil, and the Threat to American Democracy, 1950-2008

Upa (2010)
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This book explores the mindset of American government officials who decided that necessity required that American democracy should be defended by actions and policies contrary to traditional ideals of democracy. The works of Aristotle, current mental health professionals, Edmund Burke, Reinhold Niebuhr, Friedrich Meinecke, and George Kennan bolster this analysis

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