Williams: Liberalism Is the Only System That Works
Thomas Chatterton Williams · Don't Ban CRT; Win With Better Ideas. Thomas Chatterton Williams Talks Race & Liberalism · Joe Lonsdale · Mar 3, 2022 · at 38:28
Writer and fellow at AEI Thomas Chatterton Williams makes the case for classical liberalism during an interview with Joe Lonsdale.
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“It's the only system that really works. It's the system that's gotten us the kind of quality of life that We kind of take for granted to the point that we're experimenting with forms that have never worked in the past and won't work in the future. Liberalism makes possible your ability to dissent, your ability to protest, your ability to critique.”
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