colonel@gloria.UUCP (Col. G. L. Sicherman) (03/03/85)
> Ken Arndt's article used the expression 'classical Liberal' to > describe what is meant by 'Liberal' today. > > I feel that 'classical Liberal' identifies not contemporary > Liberals but an older meaning of the word, associated with > laissez faire and small government. Modern Liberalism I would > call neo-Liberal, because it seems modern liberals expect > more from government in terms of social control (redistribution > of wealth, "affirmative action", etc), and thus distinguishes > itself from classical Liberalism. Calling moderate conservatives "classical liberals" only confuses your readers. Let's use the terms "conservative" and "liberal" in their modern senses. -- Col. G. L. Sicherman ...decvax!sunybcs!gloria!colonel