I’ve been reminded several times recently of the line (I forget who said it) that the difference between conservatives and liberals is summarized in Brown v. Board of Education. In Brown, if I recall correctly, the Court said that changes should be made “with deliberate speed”; conservatives emphasized deliberate, liberals emphasized speed. As a thumbnail sketch of the two political philosophies, it’s not bad.
(As a side note: it works for churches, too.)
Heh. I have to say it – I’d say, rather, that liberals say “changes should be made with deliberate speed” and conservatives say “changes!?”.
I’d say that also works as a descriptor of the church much of the time.
Snark, snark, snark . . . :p