The Politics of Prudence

In this classic title, Kirk outlines ten principles of conservative thought, summarizes ten vital conservative books, and offers brief accounts of ten eminent, internationally important conservatives. This book, written by the founder of modern conservatism in America, reflects several decades of learning, travel, and practical politics. From Booklist These essays by the dean of American conservatives show their origins as lectures in phraseology that speaks more fluently than it reads and in Kirk's delightful (or annoying), fuddy-duddy podium persona. These are slight detractions. Kirk's disinclination to explain his habitual phrases, however, is not. He's probably tired of specifying what, for instance, "the Permanent Things" he often mentions are, but the neophyte conservatives to whom he addresses this book may not have the inklings about them he takes for granted. They will have their conservatism refined by the distinctions Kirk makes between genuine conservatism and populism, neoconservatism, and the varieties of libertarianism. They will have their further studies directed by Kirk's appreciations of "Ten Conservative Books" and great conservative writers. They will be galvanized by Kirk's remarks on such national ills as the decline of our schools and the growth of our proletariat. Best of all, they will have their distrust of ideologies--which distrust lies at the heart of conservatism--enriched. They will not want to miss this book. Ray Olson --Este texto se refere à uma edição alternativa kindle_edition Review “The Politics of Prudence is an important book because it accurately describes the root causes of the social problems of America and presents us with the key to their solution.” —Detroit News “Unfailingly interesting and amusing, the essays are introductions to conservative thought and culture, past and present.”—National Review “As long as we are beset by ideology—in politics, in the academy, in the media and popular culture—we will have the need of The Politics of Prudence and the other writings of Russell Kirk.” —Southern Partisan “Kirk is a poet who writes prose, and as with all good poetry, one gains new insights with good reading.” —Humanitas “Conservatives…will not want to miss this book.” —Booklist “This book is…a ray of sunshine in a landscape shrouded by fog.” —The New American “The Politics of Prudence bears all the liveliness and zest for the fray that characterized The Conservative Mind many years ago.” —The Canadian Catholic Review About the Author Russell Kirk was one of the twentieth century’s foremost men of letters. The author of the landmark work The Conservative Mind, he is justly cited as the father of modern American conservatism.