{"product_id":"the-soul-of-politics-harry-v-jaffa-and-the-fight-for-america-paperback","title":"The Soul of Politics: Harry V. Jaffa and the Fight for America - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGlenn Ellmers\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWITH A NEW PREFACE BY THE AUTHOR \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHarry V. Jaffa (1918-2015), professor at Claremont McKenna College and distinguished fellow of the Claremont Institute, was one of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth century. His hundreds of students have reached positions of power and prestige throughout the intellectual and political world, including at the Supreme Court and the Trump White House.\u003cbr\u003eJaffa authored Barry Goldwater's famous 1964 Republican Convention speech, which declared, \"Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.\" William F. Buckley, Jaffa's close friend and a key figure in shaping the modern conservative movement, wrote, \"If you think it is hard arguing with Harry Jaffa, try agreeing with him.\" His widely acclaimed book \u003ci\u003eCrisis of the House Divided: An Interpretation of the Issues in the Lincoln-Douglas Debates\u003c\/i\u003e (1959) was the first scholarly work to treat Abraham Lincoln as a serious philosophical thinker.\u003cbr\u003eAs the earliest protégé of the controversial scholar Leo Strauss, Jaffa used his theoretical insights to argue that the United States is the \"best regime\" in principle. He saw the American Revolution and the Civil War as world-historical events that revealed the true nature of politics. Statesmanship, constitutional government, and the virtues of republican citizenship are keys to unlocking the most important truths of political philosophy.\u003cbr\u003eJaffa's student, Glenn Ellmers, was given complete access to Jaffa's private papers at Hillsdale College to produce the first comprehensive examination of his teacher's vast body of work. In addition to Lincoln and the founding fathers, the book shares Jaffa's profound insights into Aristotle, William Shakespeare, Winston Churchill, and more.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlenn Ellmers holds a PhD in politics from Claremont Graduate University, where he studied with Harry Jaffa. He is a visiting research fellow with Hillsdale College and a senior fellow with the Claremont Institute. He has served as a speechwriter for two cabinet secretaries and has published articles and essays in the \u003ci\u003eClaremont Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Review of Metaphysics\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eModern Age\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLaw \u0026amp; Liberty\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNational Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAmerican Greatness\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 424\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 8.8 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 17, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765550743840,"sku":"9781641773553","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9b21eff2e23ba03f7df9b8955ba0eeb3.webp?v=1780273545","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-soul-of-politics-harry-v-jaffa-and-the-fight-for-america-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}