The essays in this book capture Willmoore Kendall's unique qualities as a teacher, scholar, and human being.

Austin Ranney, former president of the American Political Science Association

Kendall's temperament is part of his story. Whether the intersections are traceable in his arguments, and in his intellectual narrative, can't be confidently established, but it is accepted that his temperament hugely affected his career and his productivity.

William F. Buckley Jr., National Review

Willmoore Kendall: Maverick of American Conservatives leaves no room for doubt as to the rare quality of Kendall's soul. It is a moving account of the limitations and virtues of conservatism.

Policy Review

This superb collection of essays (including Kendall's 18-year correspondence with Leo Strauss) is a treasure trove for anyone interested in the meaning of American conservatism and Kendall's lifelong dedication to making sense of this tradition.

Grant Havers, Trinity Western University

I think [Willmoore Kendall's] "deliberate sense" account of the American political tradition is correct, plainly set forth by our eighteenth-century founders but also reaching back in time to centuries of English experience and common law.

Jeffrey Hart, The New Criterion