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At a time of brittle cynicism about the activities of politicians, this essay attempts to justify politics in plain words by saying what it is. In a civilized community the establishment of political order among rival groups and interests marks the birth of freedom. In spite of the compromises and half measures which prompt the impatient idealist to regard politics as a dirty word, indeed because of them, the negotiating processes of politics remain the only tested alternative to government by coercion.

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In Defence of Politics 2005, Bloomsbury Academic

ISBN-13: 9780826487513

5th Revised edition

Trade paperback

In Defence of Politics 1993, Penguin Books Ltd, London

ISBN-13: 9780140135862

4th edition

Mass-market paperback

In Defence of Politics 1992, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London

ISBN-13: 9780297820840

3rd edition

Hardcover

In Defence of Politics 1973, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL

ISBN-13: 9780226120645

2nd edition

Hardcover