Morgenthau Lectures (1981–2006): Speaking Truth to Power: The Quest for Equality in Freedom

May 12, 1991

Former Council president Robert J. Myers discusses the legacy of Hans J. Morgenthau: his realist doctrine and its influence on American foreign policy; some enduring dilemmas of American democracy; and the the mass destruction of humanity through nuclear weapons.

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