ABSTRACT
A clipping from the Chicago Maroon of October 8, 1963, outlines a talk by Hans J. Morgenthau in Social Science 122 on the question of the relationship between justice and power. Morgenthau lists three common and flawed approaches: equality. Whatever justice at hand is simply equally parceled out. This argument superficially seems fair, the notion that everyone is entitled to an equal share, but what should be at issue is how to determine what share is, in fact, justified. The Vietnam war challenged Morgenthau’s concept of correct foreign policy, rooted in national interests and a just application of power. The Vietnam war challenged Morgenthau’s concept of correct foreign policy, rooted in national interests and a just application of power. The war was finally over in 1975, and Morgenthau made this observation: “The Indochina debacle is rooted in moral and intellectual deficiencies in which, regardless of the party or administration in power, the members of the ruling elite of America share.
