Moderation suffers in today's culture of excesses. In resuscitating this discarded virtue, Harry Clor unveils the intrinsic power of moderation to influence and engage, from the public square to the deeply personal. A mature book from a senior scholar, On Moderation answers critics of this misunderstood value, demonstrating its continued relevance to human flourishing. Is moderation inspiring? After reading this lucid, profound book, your answer will be yes. Harry Clor flings a tightrope across the abyss of modern thought, then shows how excess, that clumsy beast, is bound to fall, while moderation, sure-footed as the author himself, crosses lightly and gracefully to wisdom. --Martha Bayles, Lecturer, Arts and Sciences Honors Program, Boston College Balanced, widely informed, gracefully written, and exhibiting a generous spirit... Recommended. General readers through research faculty. --CHOICE On Moderation is a sublime gem. Harry Clor has taken an old yet neglected virtue--moderation--and given it a fully modern analysis, treating its political, personal, and philosophical dimensions. Readers will be dazzled by the depth of the argument, even as they are calmed by the sobriety of its message. --James Ceaser, Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia Is moderation inspiring? After reading this lucid, profound book, your answer will be yes. Harry Clor flings a tightrope across the abyss of modern thought, then shows how excess, that clumsy beast, is bound to fall, while moderation, sure-footed as the author himself, crosses lightly and gracefully to wisdom. -- Martha Bayles, Lecturer, Arts and Sciences Honors Program, Boston College ...a sublime gem. -James Ceaser Harry Clor (Ph.D. University of Chicago) is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Kenyon College. He is the author of: Public Morality and Liberal Society: Essays on Decency, Law, and Pornography (1996), The Mass Media and Modern Democracy: Essays (1974), and Obscenity and Public Morality: Censorship in a Liberal Society (1971).