tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820814198873126054.post4947701758096100564..comments2023-10-20T05:51:51.625-04:00Comments on The THINK 3 INSTITUTE: What is liberalism?Samuel Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820814198873126054.post-14983832311540060422019-01-03T16:47:10.343-05:002019-01-03T16:47:10.343-05:00"liberalism's usefulness toward egalitari..."liberalism's usefulness toward egalitarian ends."<br /><br />The problem, of course, is that humanity is far from being ready for any system of true egalitarianism. The BEST we can offer - and already do - is equality before the law. People will probably never treat one another truly as equals, and I have to posit on what basis they would do so to begin with.<br />I don't accept any argument based on a notion of "human rights" or "natural rights". Unless, of course, the arguer can provide concrete evidence of an intelligence that grants and guarantees such rights.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com