Religious Faith Is An Important Aspect Of

Different Political Views, Even If They're All Liberal, In The Sense Of Supporting Liberal Constitutional Democracy, Undoubtedly Have Some Notion Of The Common Good In The Form Of The Means Provided To Assure That People Can Make Use Of Their Liberties, And The Like.

You Hear That Liberalism Lacks An Idea Of The Common Good, But I Think That's A Mistake.

Justice Is The First Virtue Of Social Institutions, As Truth Is Of Systems Of Thought. A Theory However Elegant And Economical Must Be Rejected Or Revised If It Is Untrue; Likewise Laws And Institutions No Matter How Efficient And Well-arranged Must Be Reformed Or Abolished If They Are Unjust.

The Intolerant Can Be Viewed As Free-riders, As Persons Who Seek The Advantages Of Just Institutions While Not Doing Their Share To Uphold Them.

Religious Faith Is An Important Aspect Of American Culture And A Fact Of American Political Life.