RE: definition of conservatism

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From: John Regehr (regehr@cs.utah.edu)
Date: Mon Dec 04 2000 - 08:29:51 PST


> Why not call Burke & his ilk "17th-century conservatives" and allow the rest
> of us to redefine use a quite useful word in a modern context, since very
> few people in this country who think themselves conservative want to be
> governed by a hereditary aristocracy.

Agre's whole point (and I'm not sure I completely agree) is that modern
conservatives want the same things that Burke did - they just say it
nicer.

John


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