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> [Liberals and conservatives disagree over what are the most important sins. For conservatives, the sins that matter are personal irresponsibility, the flight from family life, sexual permissiveness, the failure of individuals to work hard. For liberals, the gravest sins are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-j-dionne/liberals-and-conservatives-disagree-over-what-are-the-most-important/)

[E. J. Dionne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-j-dionne/)

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> [Liberals believe government should take people's earnings to give to poor people. Conservatives disagree. They think government should confiscate people's earnings and give them to farmers and insolvent banks. The compelling issue to both conservatives and liberals is not whether…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-e-williams/liberals-believe-government-should-take-people-s-earnings-to-give-to/)

[Walter E. Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-e-williams/)

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