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In politics “It would be good if … (e.g., the tsar were overthrown)” means someone has decided that it would be desirable or advisable if this were to take place, or at any rate has entertained the possibility that this might be done. “Who is that?” is always a pertinent question. It also means that someone is in principle willing to try to implement “the good” that has been determined, even if the form that attempt at implementation takes is a series of weak and ineffectual actions that amount to no more than some seditious conversations, or committing to memory a subversive poem.
Philosophy and Real Politics
Raymond Geuss
A positive view of self-limits and mutual dependence might appear more the domain of religious ethics than of political economy. But shame about dependence has a practical consequence. It erodes mutual trust and commitment, and the lack of these social bonds threatens the workings of any collective enterprise.
The Corrosion of Character
Richard Sennett
It is the successful, reliable implementation of political promises to those who count that provides the basis for any incumbent’s advantage.
The Dictator's Handbook
de Mesquita Bueno
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