The Vital Center

The Vital Center: The Politics of Freedom
First edition
AuthorArthur Schlesinger, Jr.
Cover artistSamuel Hanks Bryant
LanguageEnglish
GenreNon-fiction
PublisherHoughton Mifflin
Publication date
1948
Publication placeUnited States

The Vital Center: The Politics of Freedom is a 1949 book by Harvard historian Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. It defends liberal democracy and a state-regulated market economy against the totalitarianism of communism and fascism.