Source: Persuasion
by William Galston
“Why liberalism? I am tempted to reply, as I have before: because all things considered, it is the best form of government possible under modern conditions and — if pressed for evidence — drop a footnote to Jonathan Rauch’s comprehensive case for the affirmative in this series. But matters are not so simple. Liberalism is under attack on many fronts. In practice, like all forms of government, liberal regimes are judged more by their fruits than by their roots, and for many less educated members of liberal societies, the fruits have been bitter during the past generation. Critics have attributed this outcome not to policy mistakes, but to the flawed roots of the liberal enterprise itself. In this essay I will explore these claims, using the United States as my main example and the Declaration of Independence as my topos.” (09/11/24)
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