March 5, 2005

The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Columnist: 40 Years of Character

Insight...call it truth... from the contributors to The Public Interest.

"It was about this time people started calling The Public Interest a neoconservative magazine. I'm not sure that word still has meaning, but if there was one core insight, it was this: Human beings, or governments, are not black boxes engaged in a competition of interests. What matters most is the character of the individual, the character of the community and the character of government. When designing policies, it's most important to get them to complement, not undermine, people's permanent moral aspirations - the longing for freedom, faith and family happiness."

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