An Answer to the left and Liberalism
An Answer to the left and Liberalism
When War Must Be the Answer
By James V. Schall, Policy Review
James V. Schall, S.J., is professor of government at Georgetown University. He is the author of At the Limits of Political Philosophy (Catholic University Press of America, 1996) among many other books.
It has been the fault of both pacifism and liberalism in the past that they have ignored the immense burden of inherited evil under which society and civilization labour and have planned an imaginary world for an impossible humanity. We must recognize that we are living in an imperfect world in which human and superhuman forces of evil are at work and so long as those forces affect the political behaviour of mankind there can be no hope of abiding peace.
— Christopher Dawson, “The Catholic Attitude to War,” 19371
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Posted by Ted Belman at December 5, 2004 04:28 PM
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Excellent quote, and an excellent piece, Ted. I cited it at my website, and will discuss the article at a later time.
Posted by: Ptah on December 5, 2004 08:57 PM
An Answer to the left and Liberalism
When War Must Be the Answer
By James V. Schall, Policy Review
James V. Schall, S.J., is professor of government at Georgetown University. He is the author of At the Limits of Political Philosophy (Catholic University Press of America, 1996) among many other books.
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Posted by Ted Belman at December 5, 2004 04:28 PM