Francis Fukuyama Responds to Liberalism's Discontents

I think that there is a core set of shared values that liberals have to embrace. You know, if they don't believe in a rule of law, they don't believe in the fundamental legitimacy of their constitutional order, that's a big problem. But as I said, probably the strongest argument in favor of liberalism is this pragmatic one. That this is something that allows pluralistic diverse societies to live in peace with one another. Francis Fukuyama Click Here to Join Patreon and Access the Bonus Episo...

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