The Politics of Truth and Other Untimely Essays: The Crisis of Civic ConsciousnessUniversity of Missouri Press, 1999 - 235 pages This volume explores the historical and theoretical underpinnings of personal liberty and free government and provides an analysis of the crisis of civic consciousness endangering both. |
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