Ranked by many scholars as one of the most important moral philosophers of the 20th century, Aurel Kolnai is best known for his works of political philosophy. These are his political memoirs, annotated and edited by Francesca Murphy. He recounts his life, from his childhood in the turn-of-the-century Austro-Hungarian Empire to his education in Germany and his early professional life in pre-war Vienna. It was in these formative years that he was converted from Judaism to Roman Catholicism and began his career as a writer and philosopher. The narrative continues through his years in exile in the USA and Canada, where he lived before ultimately settling in Great Britain and was granted citizenship in 1955.