A second marked characteristic of the Liberal in debate with the conservative is the tacit premise that debateis ridiculous….Many people shrink from arguments over facts because facts are tedious, because they require a formal familiarity with the subject under discussion, and because they can be ideologically dislocative. Many Liberals accept their opinions, ideas, and evaluations as others accept revealed truths.

A second marked characteristic of the Liberal in debate with the conservative is the tacit premise that debateis ridiculous….Many people shrink from arguments over facts because facts are tedious, because they require a formal familiarity with the subject under discussion, and because they can be ideologically dislocative. Many Liberals accept their opinions, ideas, and evaluations as others accept revealed truths.

– William F. Buckley Jr. –

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