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He was widely known for his argument that the works of ancient philosophers contain deliberately concealed esoteric meanings whose truths can be comprehended only by a very few, and would be misunderstood by the masses. This has come to be known as the '''hidden meaning''' thesis. Similar arguments hae been made by [[Hakim Bey]] regarding Chinese writings associated with [[Tongs]].
[[Abram N. Shulsky]] (hereafter referred to in this article as "Shulsky") and [[Paul Dean Wolfowitz]] both received their doctorates under Strauss in [[1972]]. Shulsky's area of expertise was [[Soviet disinformation techniques]]. The Straussian movement has many other adherents in and around the [[George Walker Bush]] Administration. They include [[William Kristol]], the editor of the [[Weekly Standard]], and [[Stephen Cambone]] [sic], the Under-Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, who is particularly close to [[Donald Rumsfeld]].
Strauss's influence on [[foreign policy]] [[decision making]] (he never wrote explicitly about the subject himself) is usually discussed in terms of his tendency to view the world as a place where isolated [[liberal democracy|liberal democracies]] live in constant danger from hostile elements abroad, and face threats that must be confronted vigorously and with strong leadership.
