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23 Dec 2011, 7:06 pm
I was just reminded of this quote while referring to a section of Profiles in Courage to refresh my memory about something else:
"Liberalism implies particularly freedom of thought, freedom from orthodox dogma, the right of others to think differently from one's self. It implies a free mind, open to new ideas and willing to give attentive consideration....
"When I say liberty, I mean the liberty of the individual to think his own thoughts and live his own life as he desires to live it."
I can't speak for everybody, but quite a few of the savants that I know are strikingly individualistic people. It's also a word that's changed a lot in concrete meaning, which a literalist might find interesting.
Guess who it's attributed to 
23 Dec 2011, 7:56 pm
NobodyKnows wrote:
I was just reminded of this quote while referring to a section of Profiles in Courage to refresh my memory about something else:
"Liberalism implies particularly freedom of thought, freedom from orthodox dogma, the right of others to think differently from one's self. It implies a free mind, open to new ideas and willing to give attentive consideration....
"When I say liberty, I mean the liberty of the individual to think his own thoughts and live his own life as he desires to live it."
I can't speak for everybody, but quite a few of the savants that I know are strikingly individualistic people. It's also a word that's changed a lot in concrete meaning, which a literalist might find interesting.
Guess who it's attributed to
"Liberalism implies particularly freedom of thought, freedom from orthodox dogma, the right of others to think differently from one's self. It implies a free mind, open to new ideas and willing to give attentive consideration....
"When I say liberty, I mean the liberty of the individual to think his own thoughts and live his own life as he desires to live it."
I can't speak for everybody, but quite a few of the savants that I know are strikingly individualistic people. It's also a word that's changed a lot in concrete meaning, which a literalist might find interesting.
Guess who it's attributed to
Robert A. Taft. There was a time when Republicans were advocates of freedom. That time is past.
ruveyn
