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The Central Liberal Truth
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The Central Liberal Truth. By Lawrence E. Harrison. New York: Oxford University Press, 2006. 272 pp. np.
The Central Liberal Truth derives its tide from the comment by Alexis de Tocqueville that "the importance of mores is a universal truth. . ." (p. 1). Reclaiming the heritage of Tocqueville, Lawrence Harrison says that the intention of the book is "to take the cultural paradigm from theory to practice" (p. 17).
What you think of this book will depend largely on the expectations you have before reading it. I am very sympathetic to the notion that culture affects and may be crucial in determining the eventual success of democratic government and economic achievement. …
