Levi wrote of the moral collapse that occurred in Auschwitz and the fallibility of human memory that allows such atrocities to recur. Levi's last book published before his death in 1987.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful. A Deep Understanding of the US ConstitutionBy Brien HallettNelson has written a brilliant book on political philosophy disguised as a history of the pamphlet wars of the 17th and 18th centuries. With deep research; he sets the stage by outlining the 17th century constitutional battles between the royalist and the parliamentarians during the English Civil War. Is a king with an absolute negative over parliamentary enactments a tyrant; as the parliamentarians held? Or; is such a king a true representative of the people; protecting them from the tyranny of a parliamentary majority; as Charles I said? In England; Charles lost not only the argument but also his head. The colonists were good Whig defenders of Parliament against a tyrannous king; until the Stamp Act and the imperial crisis of the 1760-1770s. With the Stamp Act and what followed; the colonial elite reversed their opinions; adopted; most unexpectedly; the royalist philosophy of Charles I; and called upon King George to protect the colonies from what was seen as parliamentary tyranny. When George III refused; the Revolutionary War ensued. Long story short; this royalist turn of the 1760-1770s by the colonial elite became the philosophical foundations for the Federal Constitution of 1789. When the weak collective executive of the Article of Confederation proved that the Whig theory was impractical; the Federal Convention met and wrote a very royalist constitution with a strong executive. The Anti-Federalist remained true to their Whig theories and objected strongly; but; as we all know; the royalist constitution was ratified. But ratification did not end the philosophical debate. The Tea Party is the most recent manifestation of this 400-year-old battle. Yet; to understand both the roots of the disagreement and why Adams; Hamilton; Jefferson; Washington; and many others rejected the Whig/Anti-Federalist/Tea Party theories; one needs to read Nelson's excellent book.0 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Roy T. SakaiI' am a history buff and enjoyed this book.0 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy CustomerExcellent
