Download or read book Political Obligation in a Liberal State written by Steven M. DeLue and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1989-07-21 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tension between the individualist view and the communalist view dominates current debate about liberal politics. DeLue establishes a basis for political discourse in a liberal society—an enlarged discourse that allows people of both views to be critically reflective citizens with the necessary strong sense of obligation to the state. DeLue describes this enlarged culture and prescribes what the state must do to nurture it.