Ultraliberalism today translates into a whimpering isolationism in foreign policy, a mulish obstructionism in domestic policy, and... a pusillanimous pussyfooting on the critical issue of law and order.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
There are two kinds of liberalism. A liberalism which is always, subterraneously authoritative and paternalistic, on the side of o...ne's good conscience. And then there is a liberalism which is more ethical than political; one would have to find another name for this. Something like a profound suspension of judgment.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
As with most liberal sexual ideas, what makes the world a better place for men invariably makes it a duller and more dangerous pla...ce for women.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Liberalism is too often misconceived as a new set of dogmas taught by a newer and better set of priests called "liberals." Liberal...ism is an attitude rather than a set of dogmas--an attitude that insists upon questioning all plausible and self-evident propositions, seeking not to reject them but to find out what evidence there is to support them rather than their possible alternatives. This open eye for possible alternatives which need to be scrutinized before we can determine which is the best grounded is profoundly disconcerting to all conservatives.... Conservatism clings to what has been established, fearing that, once we begin to question the beliefs we have inherited, all the values of life will be destroyed.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Put simply, conservatives highlight the government's role in promoting individual virtue but downplay the government's responsibil...ity to create a society in which virtue can flourish. Liberals are wary of regulating personal behavior, but would give government a powerful say over the shape of social and economic life. In essence, liberals and conservatives disagree over what are the most important sins. For conservatives, the sins that matter are personal irresponsibility, the flight from family life, sexual permissiveness, the failure of individuals to work hard. For liberals, the gravest sins are intolerance, a lack of generosity toward the needy, narrow-mindedness toward social and racial minorities.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
My objection to Liberalism is this--that it is the introduction into the practical business of life of the highest kind--namely, p...olitics--of philosophical ideas instead of political principles.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
The label of liberalism is hardly a sentence to public igominy: otherwise Bruce Springsteen would still be rehabilitating used Cad...illacs in Asbury Park and Jane Fonda, for all we know, would be just another overweight housewife.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »