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I believe this is the book that Harvey Mansfield, in his best esoteric/cryptic way, said had a "surprising" thesis.

Nathan wrote: "I believe this is the book that Harvey Mansfield, in his best esoteric/cryptic way, said had a "surprising" thesis."

I think I heard that. Do you know where I could find that comment, Nathan?

I can't recall where I read that, but it seemed like a veiled criticism. Good old Harvey.

Nathan wrote: "I can't recall where I read that, but it seemed like a veiled criticism. Good old Harvey."

There's no doubt about that. Zuckert definitely pushes back against the Strauss/Mansfield interpretation in this book.