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MAY 12, 1985 • Article
Morgenthau Lectures (1981–2006): Words and Deeds in Foreign Policy
Moral principles become disconnected from political actions in three ways: contextualizing ethics for time and place as well as man, politics, and the nation-state; subjugating ...
DEC 3, 1984 • Article
The Bishop and South Africa: An Interview with Desmond Tutu
"I am glad I'm not a Westerner; I am glad I'm not white; I am glad I'm not civilized, if civilized means doing the kind ...
MAY 26, 1984 • Article
Morgenthau Lectures (1981–2006): Interest and Conscience in Modern Diplomacy
Famed Israeli diplomat Abba Eban examines modern developments that are said to have vitiated the power of modern-day diplomacy, refuting each in turn. He says ...
MAY 12, 1983 • Article
Morgenthau Lectures (1981–2006): FDR's Good Neighbor Policy Revisited
Mexican diplomat Francisco Cuevas-Cancino pays tribute to President Roosevelt for pursuing a Latin American policy that was based on moral principles while at the same ...
MAY 12, 1982 • Article
Morgenthau Lectures (1981–2006): Thoughts on Man's Purpose in Life
"I do not claim to have a magic answer, but I believe there are some basic principles of existence, propounded by thinkers through the ages, ...