The experts have spoken--Liberalism RAWKS!
Because I've got some extra time on my hand, and because I've grown weary of the "liberal = boogeyman" meme that has, thankfully, passed its freshness expiration date, I've assembled some quotes that are supportive of, or at least sympathetic to, the word "liberal."
As Mankind becomes more liberal, they will be more apt to allow that all those who conduct themselves as worthy members of the community are equally entitled to the protections of civil government. I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality.
--George Washington
Of all the varieties of virtues, liberalism is the most beloved.
--Aristotle
Liberalism is trust of the people tempered by prudence. Conservatism is distrust of the people tempered by fear.
--William Gladstone
The radical of one century is the conservative of the next. The radical invents the views. When he has worn them out the conservative adopts them.
--Mark Twain
The essence of the Liberal outlook lies not in what opinions are held, but in how they are held: instead of being held dogmatically, they are held tentatively, and with a consciousness that new evidence may at any moment lead to their abandonment.
--Bertrand Russell
A liberal is a man or a woman or a child who looks forward to a better day, a more tranquil night, and a bright, infinite future.
--Leonard Bernstein
A liberal is a man who is right most of the time, but he's right too soon.
--Gregory Nunn
A man who has both feet planted firmly in the air can be safely called a liberal as opposed to the conservative, who has both feet firmly planted in his mouth”
--Jacques Barzun
As Mankind becomes more liberal, they will be more apt to allow that all those who conduct themselves as worthy members of the community are equally entitled to the protections of civil government. I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality.
--George Washington
Of all the varieties of virtues, liberalism is the most beloved.
--Aristotle
Liberalism is trust of the people tempered by prudence. Conservatism is distrust of the people tempered by fear.
--William Gladstone
The radical of one century is the conservative of the next. The radical invents the views. When he has worn them out the conservative adopts them.
--Mark Twain
The essence of the Liberal outlook lies not in what opinions are held, but in how they are held: instead of being held dogmatically, they are held tentatively, and with a consciousness that new evidence may at any moment lead to their abandonment.
--Bertrand Russell
A liberal is a man or a woman or a child who looks forward to a better day, a more tranquil night, and a bright, infinite future.
--Leonard Bernstein
A liberal is a man who is right most of the time, but he's right too soon.
--Gregory Nunn
A man who has both feet planted firmly in the air can be safely called a liberal as opposed to the conservative, who has both feet firmly planted in his mouth”
--Jacques Barzun
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