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http://www.conservativephilosopher.com/posts/1162432549.shtml

It begins:

	In the same symposium, Murray remarked, "I am not a
	conservative. I am a libertarian." In this lies the
	answer. Conservatives are those who seek to
	restrain government but also to promote individual
	responsibility. The two goals may be consistent
	when dealing with the middle class: Deny them some
	public benefits, and they will probably do more to
	provide for themselves. With the poor, however, the
	loss of self-command seems far greater and largely
	immune to economics. To deny this group support or,
	as Murray does, to provide it without direction
	would perpetuate disarray. So most conservatives
	have accepted that, at...