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Stand-up comedian Mort Sahl said: "Liberals feel unworthy of their possessions. Conservatives feel they deserve everything they've stolen."
Obviously, ingrained differences drive America's never-ending political and cultural battles. Bottom line: Conservatives want to make life better for themselves and their children. Liberals of course want the same, but they also strive to improve life for everyone.
(Haught is editor emeritus of West Virginia's largest newspaper, The Charleston Gazette-Mail. This is a chapter from his 11th book, Hurrah for Liberals.)
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