The central conservative truth is that it is culture, not politics, that determines the success of a society. The central liberal truth is that politics can change a culture and save it from itself.

Daniel Patrick Moynihan

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Topic

Politics is downstream of culture Conservatism Liberalism Political theory Politics

Speaker

Daniel Patrick Moynihan

Source

Family and Nation

Medium

Lecture

Language

English

Time

1985 1980s 20th century

Occupation

Politician

From

United States

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Citation

Moynihan, Daniel Patrick. "Family and Nation." Edwin L. Godkin Lecture. 1985, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.

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Source
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Medium
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Time
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Original Citation

Marx, Karl and Friedrich Engels. Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei [Manifesto of the Communist Party]. London, 1848, pt. 2.

Current Citation

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