“...whatever the self-righteous excesses of the environmentalist left, it is impossible to be true to traditional conservative values (to say nothing of the Christian faith conservatives like me profess) and hold laissez faire attitudes about the use and abuse of the natural world.” WorldSelfUseChristianValuesLeftNaturalAttitudeImpossibleAbuseConservativeLike MeTraditionalBeing TrueExcessRighteousNatural WorldChristian FaithEnvironmentalistSelf RighteousLaissez FaireConservative ValuesUse And Abuse Author:Rod Dreher
“If you believe that man is inherently flawed-what religious people call 'original sin'-it follows that man, if left to his own devices, will tend towards ego-driven disharmony. Traditionalist conservatives know that absent the restraining hand of religion, tradition, or the state, there is nothing to prevent human beings from acting in ways contrary to their own best interests, or those of the community.” PeopleIfsKnowsMenWayBelieveHumansStatesHandsLeftInterestCommunityReligiousHuman BeingsSinActingEgoTraditionOriginalsConservativeDrivenContraryDevicesFlawedAbsentIf You BelieveOriginal SinRestrainingDisharmony Author:Rod Dreher
