Barry Goldwater, The Conscience of a Conservative - 2nd Session
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Liberalism Reading Group for Beg
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Sunday, December 6, 2020
Barry Goldwater, 2nd reading group on
What kind of book is it?
Nobility
The word “noblesse” derives from
the Latin word “nobilissimus.”
It was used to refer to or describe
the family and relatives of a dignified emperor,
so it is very much a term rooted in a class system.
After the Middle Ages, when noble status
and lowly status were clearly distinguished,
groups of people within a given territory
who shared the same appearance,
language, and culture
formed nation-states,
and under the influence of Protestantism,
which sought freedom from the Catholic tradition
that held the keys to heaven,
the idea began to take root
that all human beings, created in the image of God,
are equally noble regardless of rank.
In the 19th century,
two approaches emerged
to explain and resolve
the existential poverty and deprivation
faced by such noble human beings,
but unfortunately those approaches
came into conflict with each other.
Equality, which says that the rich
have taken from the poor
and therefore the possessions of the rich
should be taken and returned to the poor,
gives power to the state.
Liberty, which says that the freedom of the market
must be guaranteed
so that private property can be accumulated,
gives power to the individual.
The American author says
that the principles of conservatism
derive from this liberty,
and opposes the federal government’s
excessive interference
in the independent choices of state governments.
He argues that education, culture, and society
can best be understood and addressed
by the people directly involved,
and that no matter how beneficial a change may be,
it should not be driven by state power.
The welfare state
Civil rights
Agricultural protection
Labor unions
He says that the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution—
“Powers not delegated to the federal government by the Constitution,
nor prohibited by it to the states,
are reserved to the states or to the people”—
has been freely abused
by the New Deal.
Original title: 베리 골드워터 <보수주의자의 양심>-2차
Author: Jayujuui ipmun dokseotoronmoim
Date: 2020-12-06
Source: https://www.cfe.org/bbs/bbsDetail.php?cid=reading01&pn=7&idx=23339