POLS 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Fiscal Conservatism, Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, Mikhail Bakunin
10 Jul 2016
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Social change if it occurs at all, should be very gradual, conserving what is already good and making minor corrections. Traditional 20th century conservatism: moderation, responsiveness to society as a whole, anti ideology, nation- building, welfare- state as a basis for compromise. Uneasy amalgam of social and fiscal conservatism in neo-conservative politics. Tension between these two but also within between social and fiscal conservatives. Rejection of all forms of government and the state. Belief that society and individuals would function will without them. Decentralized and self- regulating society consisting of a federation of voluntary associations of free and equal individuals. Revolutions to replace tyrannical governments often result in new tyrants. The french revolution what went wrong reign of terror . The real potential of humans can only be revealed with true freedom. We have both individual and social instincts that we can and must make work together.
