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In the book “The Life and Times of Dr Urbino”, the author discusses a meeting that took place between Dr. Urbino and the then-president of the United States. Dr. Urbino was in Washington to be presented with a medal in recognition of his work and achievements and to discuss the future of the country with the president.
The president asked him what he thought of his newly-elected Democratic opponent, and Dr. Urbino gave a rather candid response: “I do not believe that President Johnson is a liberal,” he said. “All Liberals are refugees from Conservatism.
They have been forced by circumstances to throw overboard their natural sympathies and prejudices, but they always return to them when there is no necessity for doing so. The chief difference between a Liberal and a Conservative is that a Conservative does something for you and a Liberal promises to do something.” To which the president responded: “You put me in my place, Doctor. I do not know whether I agree with you or not.
The trouble with me is that I am so damned conservative!”
Source: Love In The Time Of Cholera
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