James Burnham Professions : American Political leader Born : November 22, 1905 Died : July 28, 1987 Browse All Authors Top 9 quotes by James Burnham An ideologue - one who thinks ideologically - can't lose. He can't lose because his answer, his interpretation and his attitude have been determined in advance of the particular experience or observation. They are derived from the ideology, and not subject to the facts. James Burnham experience attitude thinking Modern liberalism, for most liberals is not a consciously understood set of rational beliefs, but a bundle of unexamined prejudices and conjoined sentiments. The basic ideas and beliefs seem more satisfactory when they are not made fully explicit, when they merely lurk rather obscurely in the background, coloring the rhetoric and adding a certain emotive glow. James Burnham glowing emotional color Liberalism is the ideology of Western suicide. James Burnham liberalism ideology suicide The economic egalitarianism of the liberal ideology implies ... the reduction of Westerners to hunger and poverty. James Burnham hunger-and-poverty egalitarianism economic Armaments do not, generally speaking, cause wars. This notion, the logical crux of all arguments in favor of disarmament, turns the causal relationship upside down. Actually, it is wars, or conflicts threatening war, that cause armaments, not the reverse. James Burnham favors war peace Where there is no alternative there is no problem. James Burnham no-problem alternatives problem There is no one force, no group, and no class that is the preserver of liberty. Liberty is preserved by those who are against the existing chief power. Oppositions which do not express genuine social forces are as trivial, in relation to entrenched power, as the old court jesters. James Burnham groups liberty class They dont have the political will to do it. If the House doesnt care enough to use the political powers it has, it just runs to the court. James Burnham politics As a matter of law... yes. James Burnham top-news Similar Authors Benjamin Jealous american-political-leader Earl Browder american-political-leader A. Philip Randolph american-political-leader Louis Farrakhan american-political-leader Marc Morial american-political-leader John Shaffer american-political-leader All Authors
