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Kenneth Minogue
Kenneth Minogue

Kenneth Minogue was a prominent political theorist and scholar, known for his extensive research on liberal and democratic theories. Born on September 11, 1930, and passing away on June 29, 2013, Minogue's works have had a profound impact on contemporary political philosophy. more

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“It was [Totila's] constant theme, that national vice and ruin are inseparably connected; that victory is the fruit of moral as well as military virtue; and that the prince, and even the people, are responsible for the crimes which they neglect to punish.”

“[Every age], however destitute of science or virtue, sufficiently abounds with acts of blood and military renown.”

“[The] events by which the fate of nations is not materially changed, leave a faint impression on the page of history, and the patience of the reader would be exhausted by the repetition of the same hostilities [between Rome and Persia], undertaken without cause, prosecuted without glory, and terminated without effect.”

“The single combats of the heroes of history or fable amuse our fancy and engage our affections: the skillful evolutions of war may inform the mind, and improve a necessary, though pernicious, science. But in the uniform and odious pictures of a general assault, all is blood, and horror, and confusion . . .”