Posted by David Bernstein: http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_02_15-2009_02_21.shtml#1235173881
"For many of those who voiced fear of the New Deal's threats to liberty, including the conservative Liberty League, the concern about personal freedoms was a mere facade for greed. Not so for [Learned] Hand." Gerald Gunther, Learned Hand 436 (1994). I get it! When "conservatives" expressed concern about the growth of government threatening liberty, it was really a mask for greed. When a "progressive" like Hand expressed similar concerns, however, it was because of a deep and abiding regard for individual rights. Sheesh! Unfortunately, this sort of overt contempt for "conservatives" and their perspective is extremely common in histories of the New Deal period. _______________________________________________ Volokh mailing list [email protected] http://lists.powerblogs.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/volokh
