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The Great Struggle for Liberalism : David Brooks / NYTimes

Article shared by Fouad Kronfol

Food for Thought..this is a good read. It makes a good case for Liberalism, but with a concern for it to be one that encompasses the community and others, not just the "individual".
Fouad

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Excerpts:
"Into this climate emerges Fareed Zakaria’s important new book, “Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash From 1600 to the Present.” One of the powerful features of this book is that Zakaria doesn’t treat liberal democratic capitalism as some set of abstract ideas. He shows how it was created by real people in real communities who wanted richer, fuller and more dynamic lives."

"There’s glory in striving to add another chapter to the great liberal story — building a society that is technologically innovative, commercially daring, with expanding opportunities for all; building a society in which culture is celebrated, families thrive, a society in which the great diversity of individuals can experience a sense of common purpose and have the space and energy to pursue their own adventures in living."

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