San Diego Law Review
Document Type
Law & Religion
Abstract
I began by raising the possibility that tolerance is minor issue, having no bearing on whether liberalism works out or makes sense. I conclude by noting that it is a central question, for liberalism and politics in general. Tolerance is important because intolerance is important. “Anything Goes” is one of Cole Porter’s best songs, but is unlikely to become any country’s national anthem. The questions of what doesn’t go, and why, and how to prevent it from going any further, explain a great deal about the political ideologies of our era, as well as the premises on which social orders in other times and places have been based.
Recommended Citation
William Voegeli,
Liberalism and Tolerance,
54
San Diego L. Rev.
319
(2017).
Available at:
https://digital.sandiego.edu/sdlr/vol54/iss2/7