Buku ini menggambarkan analisis klasik Robert Paul Wolff terhadap landasan otoritas negara serta persoalan antara politik dan otonomi moral dalam demokrasi.
Over the several years of researching and writing this book I have become indebted to many individuals and organizations. I wish to thank all of those individuals many of whom desired anonymous who took the time to talk about the issues presented in this book. Special thanks go to Herbet York who set aside to discuss with me his personal insigth and observations of the arms race.