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The Sword and the Cross: Reflections on Command and Conscience
The Sword and the Cross Reflections on Command and Conscience Author:James H. Toner This book studies the relationships that exist between politics and conscience. Its intention is to point out that moral convictions conceived and implemented without political wisdom can be bankrupt, and that geopolitical strategy formulated and effected without ethical character can be disastrous. Toner contends that politics and ethics are di... more »fferent sides of the same coin. Therefore "commanders" (that is, leaders in politics, in diplomacy, and in the military) must develop both strategic sense and ethical intuition. A study of the relationship between the sacred and the profane, this book promotes an understanding of the ways in which power and purpose can--and must-- be complementary.« less