Title: Is it true that Conservatives believe in a strong central government while Libertarians do not? - Quora
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Is it true that Conservatives believe in a strong central government while Libertarians do not?
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Gregory Norton
, Prefer the term Classic Liberal - an advocate of the Philosophy of Liberty
Answered 5 years ago · Author has 13.4K answers and 5.4M answer views
Is it true that Conservatives believe in a strong central government while Libertarians do not? It is probably not true. In fact, it is either an incomplete or a meaningless question. And I am not certain what “believe in” might mean. From what I understand: Conservatives generally recognize that traditions embody the distilled knowledge obtained by the social and economic experiences of past generations, that these practices and institutions would not have become traditional unless they served human welfare. Traditions are metis, the wisdom, cunning and craft of the common people. Though the mechanisms that led to the benefits may have been forgotten and the traditions themselves may seem to make no sense, the mere existence of traditions demonstrates that they are, or were, valuable to human well being. Thus, while conditions may have changed to diminish or even negate the value o
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Rob Weir
, Politically libertarian, personally conservative
Answered 5 years ago · Author has 13.6K answers and 26.1M answer views
Is it true that Conservatives believe in a strong central government while Libertarians do not?