Liberalism

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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

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Citation

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

Ultraliberalism today translates into a whimpering isolationism in foreign policy, a mulish obstructionism in domestic policy, a pusillanimous pussyfooting on the critical issue of law and order.

Spiro T. Agnew

Speech at Illinois Republican Meeting, September 10, 1970

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Topic

Liberalism

Speaker

Spiro T. Agnew

Source

Speech at Illinois Republican Meeting, September 10, 1970

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1970 1970s 20th century

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Citation

Agnew, Spiro. Speech in Illionis. Republican meeting. 10 Sept. 1970, Springfield, IL, USA.

Liberalism is extremely harmful in a revolutionary collective. It is corrosive which eats away unity, undermines cohesion, causes apathy, and creates dissension.

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Topic

Revolution Liberalism Political intolerance Authoritarianism

Author

Mao Zedong

Source

Combat Liberalism

Genre

Political literature

Language

Chinese

Time

1937 1930s 20th century

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Citation

Zedong, Mao. Combat Liberalism. 1937.