Daniel Patrick MoynihanThe central conservative truth is that it is culture, not politics, that determines the success of a society. The central liberal truth is that politics can change a culture and save it from itself.
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The central conservative truth is that it is culture, not politics, that determines the success of a society. The central liberal truth is that politics can change a culture and save it from itself.The great thing about this quote, is that it allows you to believe either side of the argument. You can believe that culture will never move and that politics will always be able to change it for the better. Or you can believe that culture and politics are equally important and one needs to work with the other to make a successful society.
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