I believe that the vital difference between the philosophy of Liberalism and that of Conservatism is an essential and unshakeable belief in the goodness and commonality of human beings.
Ours is a philosophy of boundless optimism and joyous celebration of the human spirit, forever seeking the soaring heights rather than a gloomy, despondent, and dare I say misanthropic view of our fellow men and women.
Few lines sum it up better than a quartet from Walt Whitman's "Leaves of Grass":
Comrade of raftsmen and coalmen, comrade of all who shake hands and welcome to drink and meat,
A learner with the simplest, a teacher of the thoughtfullest,
A novice beginning yet experient of myriads of seasons,
Of every hue and caste am I, of every rank and religion.
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