Trying to define yourself is like trying to bite your own teeth.
- Alan Watts
If you want to know what a liberal stands for, just ask a conservative. The same is true if you want to know what a conservative stands for. In neither case do we allow liberals or conservatives to define themselves. They have tried, to be sure, but nobody but liberals really listen to other liberals when they talk about liberalism. Similarly, conservatives tend to preach to the choir when they discuss conservative values. Through this one simple dynamic the great American political rift is perpetuated.
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