“The political entrepreneur seeks to gain office and to keep it, willing to go with the flow. The political visionary pursues what we might call a post-political ideal which imagines transcending the ancient recognition that we are by nature political beings….The statesman is the one who finds the mean between these alternatives, seeking improvement within the limits of the human condition” - L&L
“The D. James Kennedy Center for Christian Statesmanship honored Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) with the 2023 Distinguished Christian Statesman Award for his character and commitment to Christian values over partisan politics.” - RNS
“Solzhenitsyn pointed to the lack of great statesmen as evidence of cultural collapse. While there are certainly courageous individuals worthy of our respect, he clarified, consider how society had defined greatness in the past.” - Breakpoint
“The Statesman as Thinker points us toward the need for both a classical political-philosophic and a theologically informed understanding of how to evaluate political action. Mahoney seeks the best in political life through this dual focus” - L&L
