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This book is a collection of Bernard Williams' insightful and thought-provoking essays on political philosophy. Williams argues that political thinkers should engage more directly with the realities of political life, and not just with the theories of other philosophers. He examines the core subjects of political philosophy, including justice, liberty, and democracy, and reflects on his own experience of postwar politics. The book offers an engaging introduction to those unfamiliar with a philosophical approach to politics and provides original insights into the shape and direction of liberal political thought in the past thirty-five years.