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To: miraje who wrote (3318)6/22/1999 1:23:00 AM
From: Neocon  Respond to of 13060
 
Nope, no contradiction at all. As Aristotle put it: "Man is a political animal", which means that he fulfills his nature through participation in civic life. However, society is best served by a "liberal" regime, permitting individual responsibility and enterprise. Happily, this also guards against the abuse of the individual. Now, a religious ethic, by affirming the importance of the destiny of each individual, is a more certain bulwark against abuse...