Reply #3: Thank you very much for the suggestions! I've ordered Strauss' [View All]

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Liberalism Ancient and Modern. I will also check out the others. So many 'Straussians' who are not necessarily neocons, argue that Strauss would have been totally opposed to the Iraq War. My impression of him was that war is sometimes necessary, but something to be avoided, not pre-empted. He was fond of writing about the esoteric, but what great author is not esoteric? I think that he merely wrote about these 'hidden' truths, but did not comprehend them himself. If he truly understood Plato's Reality, he would not be an advocate for war. This is part of my major confusion and fascination with Strauss.