Emphasizing social policy means rediscovering the conservatism of Edmund Burke. There will be no sustainable reduction in the size of the state if civil society doesn't become stronger, nurturingself-sufficient and vigorous citizens; no possibility oflight-touch regulation if certain moral values are absent from ourculture; and no competitive economy if families don't encouragetheir children to learn and excel.
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