The Sword and the Cross: Reflections on Command and Conscience

by James H. Toner

The Sword and the Cross is a study of the relationships that exist between politics and ethics. 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 different sides of the same coin. Therefore commanders (that is, leaders in politics and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275942120
• ISBN13: 9780275942120
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.5"