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From: colonel@gloria.UUCP (Col. G. L. Sicherman)
Newsgroups: net.religion
Subject: Re: classical liberal?
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Date: Sun, 3-Mar-85 11:48:59 EST
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> Ken Arndt's article used the expression 'classical Liberal' to
> describe what is meant by 'Liberal' today.
> 
> I feel that 'classical Liberal' identifies not contemporary
> Liberals but an older meaning of the word, associated with
> laissez faire and small government.  Modern Liberalism I would
> call neo-Liberal, because it seems modern liberals expect
> more from government in terms of social control (redistribution
> of wealth, "affirmative action", etc), and thus distinguishes
> itself from classical Liberalism.

Calling moderate conservatives "classical liberals" only confuses your
readers.  Let's use the terms "conservative" and "liberal" in their
modern senses.
-- 
Col. G. L. Sicherman
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