Re: [OT] Liberals was: Personal hoody-hoo

> John Atkinson replied to Imre A. Szabo:
>
> > >You are missing fact that hegemonies and imperiums invariably end
up
> > >crushing freedoms and liberties. In other words "if we can force
other
> > >states to do what we want all the time, why can't we force our
own citizens
> > >to do what we want. It's for their own good, after all."
> >
> >The British managed to avoid such.

Aside from minor details, like the items listed in the Declaration of
Independence...