It is popular in Congress nowadays to make endless sound-bytes decrying an alleged rise of dangerous "extremism" in America. But what I call living a peaceful, normal, moral life, those people define as "extremist," and since they're experts at everything, I must be an extremist. How awful! On the other hand, maybe the label should be worn with pride. Barry Goldwater, a senator who was unfortunately a Cold Warrior, penned an excellent phrase which stands today in spite of his own limitations: "Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice." I echo that sentiment wholeheartedly. Every Fourth...
Reflections of a Political ‘Extremist’
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