The Good Society; An Inquiry into the principles of
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1937. First edition, Second printing. Demy Octavo : pp. xxx, 402 : black boards lettered in gold to top board and spine.
Lacks dustjacket; head and tail of spine gently pressed. Item #15593
The Good Society is a critical text in the history of liberalism. Initially a series of articles published in a variety of Lippmann's favourite magazines, as the whole evolved, it became a frontal assault against totalitarian tendencies within American society. Lippmann took to task those who sought to improve the lot of mankind by undoing the work of their predecessors and by undermining movements in which men struggle to be free. This book is a strong indictment of programs of reform that are at odds with the liberal tradition, and it is critical of those who ask people to choose between security and liberty (Routledge).
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