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Saturday, April 17, 2004

On Dichotomies and Where They Come From 

William James allegedly said (I've never found the quote, but I've never looked too hard) that people are born either "toughminded" or "tenderhearted." I believe that's where the liberal/conservative dichotomy that pervades all of history comes from.

A conservative is "toughminded" and asks, "What works?"

A liberal is "tenderhearted" and asks, "What's nice?"

posted by Pleonic @ 12:48 AM


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