Freedom or Virtue?

L. BRENT BOZE

presumptive correlation between freedom and virtue Conservatives, says the author, should examine more _ : closely one of the dogmas of their faith, namely the the “libertarian” takes as [his] rst principle in political affairs the -eedom of the individual person and emphasizes the restriction of the power of the state and the maintenance of the free-market economy as guarantees of that freedom. the “traditionalist” puts [his] primary emphasis upon the authority of transcendent truth and the necessity of a political and social order in accord with the constitution of being.

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L. Brent Bozell Jr.

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L. BRENT BOZE

presumptive correlation between freedom and virtue Conservatives, says the author, should examine more _ : closely one of the dogmas of their faith, namely the the “libertarian” takes as [his] rst principle in political affairs the -eedom of the individual person and emphasizes the restriction of the power of the state and the maintenance of the free-market economy as guarantees of that freedom. the “traditionalist” puts [his] primary emphasis upon the authority of transcendent truth and the necessity of a political and social order in accord with the constitution of being.