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"Eighteenth century Russia, for example, was exposed to the heady distillation of Enlightenment liberalism: beards were shorn, wild Pskovian murmolkas and dazzling Bukharan chapans were banished in favour of powdered wigs and panniered gowns à la mode française, and the cognoscenti dulled their wits on Diderot. But it didn’t take. Russia remained, and remains, obstinately allergic to the allures of liberal government."

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https://thehub.ca/2026/05/19/can-we-save-liberalism-from-itself/

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"[T]o get a sense of why Diefenbaker and so many others fought so hard, try to imagine a new conservative government proposing to reverse the decision, replacing the now-familiar red and white flag with the old Red Ensign or the Union Jack. The reaction today would be as angrily uncomprehending as it was for so many in 1964. The reason is obvious: a flag symbolizes a country and its people, so changing the flag implies a change in the country"

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https://thehub.ca/2021/07/13/howard-anglin-bring-on-the-culture-wars/

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