Me! j. ann tickner, international relations theorist, states "to begin his search for an objective, rational theory of international politics, which could impose order on a chaotic and conflictual world, morgenthau constructs an abstraction which he calls political man, a beast completely lacking in moral restraints." which of morgentau's six principles of political realism was designed to "slay the beast"? political realism moral aspirations of a nation within the guidelines of moral law seeking truth over opinion objectives are shaped by the past but are obtained for the short and long term impact awareness of global tensions and not shying from uncomfortable dialogue