Harvey Mansfield

American political philosopher

  1. The effectual truth is what comes out of the truth, or what is the effect. If you say to somebody, I love you, the effectual truth of that is I want something from you.
    Harvey Mansfield · Conversations with Tyler · Harvey Mansfield on Machiavelli, Straussianism, and the Character of Liberal Democracy · 2026-03-18
  2. Modern science isn't based on wish or speech as with Plato and Aristotle. It's based on fact.
    Harvey Mansfield · Conversations with Tyler · Harvey Mansfield on Machiavelli, Straussianism, and the Character of Liberal Democracy · 2026-03-18
  3. It's that need for national defense that I think especially drives technology.
    Harvey Mansfield · Conversations with Tyler · Harvey Mansfield on Machiavelli, Straussianism, and the Character of Liberal Democracy · 2026-03-18