Throughout his career in the United States, Morgenthau never stopped trying to explain to Americans (who persistently had difficulty understanding the point) that “modern totalitarian regimes, fascist and Communist, have not been imposed by a tyrannical minority upon an unwilling population.” Rather, they “have come to power and maintained their rule with the support of populations willing to sacrifice individual freedom and self-government, actual or potential, for order and what they consider to be social justice.”

— The Inevitability of Tragedy by Barry Gewen (35%)