Liberalism Quotes
In her younger days Steinham worked with the CIA. Originally the Office of Strategic Service, the precursor to the CIA, was an amalgam of some of the nation’s most educated and dedicated people who tended to be very idealistic in saving the world from fascists like Nazi Germany and Japan. The were extremely nonpolitical and were not involved in the liberal conservative battles that the agency got itself into as the Red Scare and the fear of Communism affected much of the society including the CIA.
“Liberalism” was a catch all Chinese term at the time which was very derogatory in Communist vernacular very much like the negative connotation of liberalism to American Conservatives at the turn of the millennium 1990-2010.
This quotation is noteworthy because it is typical with every politically extremist group. Negotiation and compromise are unacceptable and even dangerous to them. Almost a century after this quotation the Tea Party was making the same kind of statements.
This is a very Jeffersonian type statement.
Essentially, this was the claim of many of the supporters of Fascists who claim liberal values like Mussolini. See {640793} for more of Hayek’s views on dictators.
He had just finished itemizing the poor economic performance of the Republicans under George W. Bush and comparing it with the thriving economy and millions of job opportunities created by the Democrats under William Clinton.
