On 01-16-98 David Martorana wrote to Day Brown... 
 
        Hello David, 
  
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 DM>      negative implication of the word. I deem it strange that modern 
 DM>      dictionary publishers would retain conflict as policy .... even 
 DM>      as the Webster version of "Liberal" and Conservative" seem little 
 DM>      related to the John Boone view of the terms. I could but wonder 
 
  Ah, the defintions I use of "liberal" and "conservative" although 
I like better "unconstrained" versus "constrained" stem from Sowell's 
work in "A Conflict of Visions." 
  For me, a major difference between "conservative" and "liberals" 
is the "vision" (I call them assumptions, others call them 
"pre-cognitive act" of human nature).  This does not mean, the 
definition is "set" but rather seems most consistent with 
the differences in "ideology" (to use Frank's word ). 
  
 DM>      how many other of the definitions are also bent away from common 
 DM>      usage.  In any case, I accept Frank's illumination of the word's 
 DM>      range and to appreciate its understood usage in context. 
 
Take care, 
John 
 
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