(1473)  Sun 0 Jan 96  4:01
By: David Rice
To: Ken Young
Re: quote file
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To: Ken Young
re: quote file

KY> Liberals?  Those that fight for freedom, maybe,
KY> but certainly not liberals.

Hi, stupid shit.

The word "liberal" has been used throughout time as a
grand complement, usually to monied adult white male
philanthropists. One can give no greater praise to
another than to call another liberal.

From Infopedia, 1995:

   liberal \'li-b(e-)rel\ adj [ME, fr. MF, fr. L
   liberalis suitable for a freeman, generous, fr.
   liber free; perh. akin to OE leodan to grow,
   Gk eleutheros free] (14c)

   1 a : of, relating to, or based on the liberal arts
   <~ education>  b archaic : of or befitting a man of
   free birth

   2 a : marked by generosity : openhanded <a ~ giver> b
   : given or provided in a generous and openhanded way
   <a ~ meal> c : ample, full

   3 obs : lacking moral restraint : licentious

   4 : not literal or strict : loose <a ~ translation>

   5 : broad-minded ; esp : not bound by
   authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or traditional forms

   6 a: of, favoring, or based upon the principles of
   liberalism b cap : of or constituting a political
   party advocating or associated with the principles of
   political liberalism; esp : of or constituting a
   political party in the United Kingdom associated with
   ideals of individual esp. economic freedom, greater
   individual participation in government, and
   constitutional, political, and administrative reforms
   designed to secure these objectives

   _ liberally \-b(e-)re-le\ adv _ liberalness n syn
   liberal, generous, bountiful, munificent mean giving
   or given freely and unstintingly.

   LIBERAL SUGGESTS OPENHANDEDNESS IN THE GIVER AND
   LARGENESS IN THE THING OR AMOUNT GIVEN <a teacher
   liberal with her praise>. generous stresses
   warmhearted readiness to give more than size or
   importance of the gift <a generous offer of help>.
   bountiful suggests lavish, unremitting giving or
   providing <children spoiled by bountiful presents>.
   munificent suggests a scale of giving appropriate to
   lords or princes <a munificent foundation grant>.

   liberal n (1820) : a person who is liberal: as a : one
   who is open-minded or not strict in the observance of
   orthodox, traditional, or established forms or ways b
   cap : a member or supporter of a liberal political
   party c : an advocate or adherent of liberalism ESP.
   IN INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS

liberal [adj] progressive advanced; avant-garde;
broad; broad-minded; catholic; enlightened; flexible;
free; general; high-minded; humanistic; humanitarian;
indulgent; intelligent; interested; latitudinarian;
left; lenient; libertarian; loose; magnanimous;
permissive; radical; rational; reasonable; receiving;
receptive; reformist; tolerant; unbiased; unbigoted;
unconventional; understanding; unorthodox;
unprejudiced; giving; generous altruistic; beneficent;
benevolent; bighearted*; bounteous; bountiful; casual;
charitable; eleemosynary; exuberant; free;
free-and-easy; handsome; kind; lavish; loose;
munificent; openhanded; openhearted; philanthropic;
princely; prodigal; profuse; soft-touch; unselfish;
unsparing; unstinging.




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