Russell Shorto Quotes:
Ocupation: Author
Life: b. February 8, 1959
Birthday: February 8
For liberalism is a delicate thing. It encompasses so much -- constitutional government, democratic elections, freedom of worship, civil rights, free trade -- that we think of it as timeless and universal. But liberalism came into being in a real place and time, like a flame it has wavered in various eras, and it can be snuffed out.
topic: Real, Thinking, Rights, Democratic Elections, Place And Time, Constitutional Government, Delicate Things
