“It is becoming plain that our liberal regime of equality and personal freedom depends, more than most theorists of liberalism have been willing to admit, on the existence and support of certain social assumptions and practices: the belief that each and every human being possesses great and inherent value, the willingness to respect the rights of others even at the cost of some disadvantages to one's self, the ability to defer some immediate benefits for the sake of long-range goals, and a regard for reason-giving and civility in public discourse.” GivingHumansLongHas BeensSelfReasonCertainValuesCultureBeliefSocialGoalHuman BeingsAbilityExistencePracticeSupportRightsWillingDependsBecomingCostBenefitsRegardSakeRangeAssumptionLiberalismWillingnessRegimesInherentDiscourseCivilityDisadvantagesTheoristsPersonal FreedomPublic Discourse Author:Mary Ann Glendon
“Social historians of the future no doubt will be amused by the fact that we late-twentieth-century Americans found it acceptable to discuss publicly in detail the most intimate aspects of personal life, while maintaining an almost prudish reserve concerning the political significance of family life.” FactsPoliticalCultureFoundSocialDoubtCenturyLateAspectDetailsIntimateNo DoubtSignificanceHistorianAcceptableReservesPersonal LifeMaintainingFamily LifeTwentieth CenturyAmused Author:Mary Ann Glendon
