Liberals and Compassion

Occasionally we run into a remark made by one of the great philosophers that has applicability to modern day politics.  Here’s Plato speaking on various kinds of knowledge, where he ranks compassion as #1, and provides his absolutely brilliant reasoning.

Numerous studies have confirmed that liberals are more empathetic to others than conservatives, but when you think about it, it’s true by definition.  To self-identify as liberal is to say you care about the well-being of other people.