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To: Fangorn who wrote (358154)2/12/2003 2:56:16 PM
From: Neocon  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769670
 
Actually, it was the utilitarians, who were pro- capitalist, who coined the phrase "the greatest good for the greatest number".

The core principle of conservatism? That moral values can be refined, but not superceded, and that we must uphold and defend certain values as being especially conducive to a civilized society.........



To: Fangorn who wrote (358154)2/12/2003 3:17:36 PM
From: Neocon  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769670
 
Would you prefer this?:

Libertarians I have argued with have denied that there is any "common good" beyond protecting individual rights and maintaining peace and order.


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