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The Betrayal of Liberalism

How the Disciples of Freedom and Equality Helped Foster the Illiberal Politics of Coercion and Control

By Kramer, Hilton

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In this incisive collection of essays which appeared originally in The New Criterion, ten distinguished critics and observers examine the origins and prospects of liberalism, from its roots in thinkers such as Rousseau and Mill to its troubled legacy in twentieth-century pursuits, and its compromising effects in the moral and intellectual life of our culture. Its contributors include Roger Scruton, Keith Windschuttle, Hadley Arkes, Robert Conquest, Jean Bethke Elshtain, Robert Kagan, John Silber, John O'Sullivan, Hilton Kramer, and Roger Kimball. Genuinely provocative. --Kirkus Reviews

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978-1-56663-258-4
Publisher
Ivan R. Dee, Publisher


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Reviewed on December 1, 1999

Originally published in the neo-conservative journal the New Centurion, the ten essays in this provocative anthology persistently attack present-day liberals for "betraying" their time-honored heritage of freedom and equality. The editors' introductory essay, which bears the book's title, argues that contemporary liberalism seeks to "impose an ideology of virtue" on soc...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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