In Defence of Politics

academic action actual American American liberal anti-political argued Aristotle attempt autocracy become believe called circumstances civil claim common Communist conciliation conservatism conservative constitutional cracy create CREON democracy democratic depends destroy distinction diversity doctrinaire economic element empiricism empiricist ethical everything exist fact free régimes freedom Ghana groups HAEMON Hannah Arendt human idea ideal ideology institutions interests Labour Labour Party least liberal liberty Machiavelli Marxism master-science means ment merely Michael Oakeshott modern moral nationalist Nazi necessary normal obvious Origins of Totalitarianism particular party perhaps polis political activity political doctrine political order political régimes political rule political system political theory politician possible praise preserve principle problem purely racialism Revolution scientific scientism scientists sense simply social society sociological sovereignty study of politics survival things thought tion totalitarian régimes tradition true truth unity W. H. Auden