'..neoconservatives are not friends of individual liberty and a modest, constrained state. To the contrary, they are its enemies..'<blockquote>'
Neoconservatives are anti-individualist, and statist. Neoconservatives owe a considerable part of their philosophical foundation to Leo Strauss. Following Strauss, neoconservatives are hostile to individualism, and the natural rights of individuals. Individuals pursuing happiness are merely egotists, and lack virtue. Achieving virtue requires collective projects, carried out through the state, and guided by an elite.
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..neoconservatives are not friends of individual liberty and a modest, constrained state. To the contrary, they are its enemies. Whatever else the Trump movement accomplishes, it has already succeeded in forcing the neoconservatives to drop their Straussian deceptions and reveal their true beliefs: a big state and an interventionist foreign policy that is more than comfortable with using war to achieve their messianic purpose.'
- Streetwise Professor,
The Last Shriek in the Retreat: Neocons Threaten to Leave the Republican Party, February 27, 2016</blockquote>
Context (Spanish, English, Chinese) - The Values: 'You only have to read one book, "The History of Spain" by Father Juan de Mariana.' - Thomas Jefferson<blockquote>
'..a realistic concept of what is achievable and in what time frame.' (Global peace in the 24th century)Common Wealth - By Jeffrey D. Sachs"The Bush Administration is Caught Half-Way Across a Bridge", 2007
Exposing Bush’s talking-points war, 2004</blockquote>