When we speak of power, we mean man's control over the minds and actions of other men. By political power we refer to the mutual relations of control among the holders of public authority and between the latter and the people at large.
Power positions do not yield to arguments, however rationally and morally valid, but only to superior power. - Hans Morgenthau
Power positions do not yield to arguments, however rationally and morally valid, but only to superior power.
- Hans Morgenthau
Man is born to seek power, yet his actual condition makes him a slave to the power of others. - Hans Morgenthau
Man is born to seek power, yet his actual condition makes him a slave to the power of others.
When we speak of power, we mean man's control over the minds and actions of other men. By political power we refer to the mutual relations of control… - Hans Morgenthau
When we speak of power, we mean man's control over the minds and actions of other men. By political power we refer to the mutual relations of control…
Man will not live without answers to his questions. - Hans Morgenthau
Man will not live without answers to his questions.
Political realism is aware of the moral significance of political action. It is also aware of the ineluctable tension between the moral command and t… - Hans Morgenthau
Political realism is aware of the moral significance of political action. It is also aware of the ineluctable tension between the moral command and t…
Propaganda replaces moral philosophy. - Hans Morgenthau
Propaganda replaces moral philosophy.
Throughout the nation's history, the national destiny of the United States has been understood in antimilitaristic, libertarian terms. - Hans Morgenthau
Throughout the nation's history, the national destiny of the United States has been understood in antimilitaristic, libertarian terms.
The statesman must think in terms of the national interest, conceived as power among other powers. The popular mind, unaware of the fine distinctions… - Hans Morgenthau
The statesman must think in terms of the national interest, conceived as power among other powers. The popular mind, unaware of the fine distinctions…
Man is a political animal by nature; he is a scientist by chance or choice; he is a moralist because he is a man. - Hans Morgenthau
Man is a political animal by nature; he is a scientist by chance or choice; he is a moralist because he is a man.
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