Richard Wordy Quotes
The idea that liberal societies are bound together by philosophical beliefs seems to me to be ludicrous. Philosophy is not that important to politics.
The non foundationalist school of political philosophy rejects the classic view (See Lincoln {585516}) that politics must rest on a philosophical basis. It argues that in the United States somewhat, and in Europe in particular, politics operates in the modern world without the kind of philosophical basis and grounding that Western politics used to have.
Richard Wordy, Political Philosopher, Summary of the position of the “political non-foundationalist” school of political philosophy, Quoted by James Caesar, Podcast, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs
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What if you are a conservative in a liberal environment? Then what you are conserving is liberalism.
His reference was to his experience as an undergraduate at Dartmouth, which he and associates views as a liberal organization, while others viewed it as a conservative bastion of the establishment.
