The Conscience of a Liberal (W. W. Norton, 2007)

Paul Krugman · c. 2007

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A relatively equal society, with institutions limiting extremes of wealth and poverty, is worth believing in

Their wordsI believe in a relatively equal society, supported by institutions that limit extremes of wealth and poverty.
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Democracy, civil liberties and the rule of law are worth believing in

Their wordsI believe in democracy, civil liberties, and the rule of law.
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The moral case for universal health care is not in dispute

Their wordsThe moral case for universal health care isn't in dispute.
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The Great Compression of incomes has been largely forgotten

Their wordsYet where the Great Depression lives on in our memory, the Great Compression has been largely forgotten.
Our reading
The New Deal should be completed with guaranteed universal health care

Their wordsI'll explain the overwhelming case for completing the New Deal by providing Americans with something citizens of every other advanced country already have: guaranteed universal health care.

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