Yuval Levin on Burke, Paine, and the Great Debate
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The Importance of Philosophy in Politics
Pain believes ultimately that politics is applied principle, and so that it has to start from the right philosophical principles. He doesn't think that we should start by learning from the past. Pain: "We should throw off the past, and to the extent we can, build a politics on the right foundations"
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