tailieunhanh - Liberalism phần 9

Điều này cũng không phải là lạc quan. Hoàn toàn sang một bên tất cả mọi thứ khác, thậm chí phát hiện ra một thiếu sót rất nhiều trong hệ thống tư bản chủ nghĩa sẽ không có ý nghĩa nhỏ nhất cho các vấn đề của chính sách xã hội | 4 Liberalism and the Political Parties 1. The Doctrinairism of the Liberals Classical liberalism has been reproached with being too obstinate and not ready enough to compromise. It was because of its inflexibility that it was defeated in its struggle with the nascent anticapitalist parties of all kinds. If it had realized as these other parties did the importance of compromise and concession to popular slogans in winning the favor of the masses it would have been able to preserve at least some of its influence. But it has never bothered to build for itself a party organization and a party machine as the anticapitalist parties have done. It has never attached any importance to political tactics in electoral campaigns and parliamentary proceedings. It has never gone in for scheming opportunism or political bargaining. This unyielding doctrinairism necessarily brought about the decline of liberalism. The factual assertions contained in these statements are entirely in accordance with the truth but to believe that they constitute a reproach against liberalism is to reveal a complete misunderstanding of its essential spirit. The ultimate and most profound of the fundamental insights of liberal thought is that it is ideas that constitute the foundation on which the whole edifice of human social cooperation is Liberalism A Socio-Economic Exposition constructed and sustained and that a lasting social structure cannot be built on the basis of false and mistaken ideas. Nothing can serve as a substitute for an ideology that enhances human life by fostering social cooperation least of all lies whether they be called tactics diplomacy or compromise. If men will not from a recognition of social necessity voluntarily do what must be done if society is to be maintained and general well-being advanced no one can lead them to the right path by any cunning stratagem or artifice. If they err and go astray then one must endeavor to enlighten them by instruction. But if they cannot be .