In our day, order is pretty well taken care of.
The delicate balance that ideally exists between
freedom and order has long since tipped against
freedom practically everywhere on earth. In some
countries, freedom is altogether down and order
holds absolute sway. In our country the trend is
less far advanced, but it is well along and gather-
ing momentum every day. Thus, for the American
Conservative, there is no difficulty in identifying
the day's overriding political challenge: it is to
preserve and extend freedom. As he surveys the
various attitudes and institutions and laws that
currently prevail in America, many questions win
occur to him, but the Conservative's first con-
cern will always be: Are we maximizing freedom?
I suggest we examine some of the critical issues
facing us today with this question in mind.

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