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A Few Kind Words for Liberalism
Green, Philip | September 28, 1992 issue

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The article presents information on liberalism in the U.S. Most obviously, liberalism stands in a very uneasy relationship to democracy, which enshrines majority rule. Even leaving aside the institution of judicial review, the principles of liberal tolerance and equality call for an incredible degree of self-restraint on the part of those who think of themselves as a majority-silent or vocal. Where the majority is white-skinned, liberals demand equality for people whose skins are of a different color. Where the majority believes in traditional religious values and behaviors, liberals demand equality not just for people who have different values and behaviors but even for those who loudly flaunt them.

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LIBERALISM; CONSERVATISM; DEMOCRACY; LIBERALS; POLITICAL doctrines; UNITED States
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