The pragmatist and the utopian

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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The pragmatist and the utopian

John Kenneth Galbraith and Milton Friedman defined an epic clash of
ideas that continues to shape the debate over America's economic
future.

By Richard Parker  |  February 6, 2005

REPUBLICANS NOWADAYS count themselves the party of ideas. ''Ideas
matter,'' Ronald Reagan proclaimed a quarter-century ago--words that
have since become a GOP shibboleth. But with his recent Inaugural and
State of the Union addresses, President Bush reminded us that today's
conservatives don't love just any kind of ideas, even conservative
ones. Big ideas are better than small, and bold ideas--ideas meant to
profoundly reshape world history in the name of high principle--are
always preferable to cautious ones. Abandoning a once fiercely
defended reputation for caution in the face of change, it seems
today's proudly swaggering conservatives have adopted the
revolutionary role that for 200 years they existed to defeat.

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http://www.boston.com/news/globe/ideas/articles/2005/02/06/the_pragmatist_an
d_the_utopian/



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