Correction: In this recent blog entry, I attempted to paraphrase a quote from Russell Kirk. Not only did I paraphrase the quote (which can be forgiven), I identified the wrong source of the quote (which can't).
The real source of the quote is Daniel Patrick Moynihan, and the real quote is this:
"The central conservative truth is that it is culture, not politics, that determines the success of a society. The central liberal truth is that politics can change a culture and save it from itself." -Daniel Patrick Moynihan
You can do with it what you like. Ironically, it could be argued that this quote could be reversed today, with liberals more concerned about the more subtle aspects of culture and conservatives running headlong into political squabbles.
-BC
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