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US political scientists, historians, and a judge on the Rhode Island Supreme Court try to return the country's first president to mainstream American conscious by demystifying him and the static view of him that many scholars have promulgated. They look at such topics as moral leadership, his farewe

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There has been a trend among public policy analysts to disavow the value of Western political tradition for understanding contemporary social dilemmas. This collection of essays aims to demonstrate that the history of political philosophy actually increases awareness of the nature of such problems.

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Fishman argues that the model of political leadership based on the concept of prudence that Aristotle introduced 2300 years ago remains the most realistic and comprehensive paradigm available for comprehending the qualities necessary for American presidents to succeed in office.