I do not know how long the human race will endure. We could wipe out ourselves in 10 minutes, but I doubt it. We have existed (with language) for less than 100,000 years. (Nobody knows exactly when language was invented; that’s just my guess.) I have heard that a species generally lasts a few million years, so we should have a substantial time yet to go. I intend to leave our descendants better off than I find myself. That is the essence of Liberalism. Other people intend to get as much for themselves from the current world as possible. That is the essence of Conservatism.
I do not know how long the human race will endure. We could wipe out ourselves in 10 minutes, but I doubt it. We have existed (with language) for less than 100,000 years. (Nobody knows exactly when language was invented; that’s just my guess.) I have heard that a species generally lasts a few million years, so we should have a substantial time yet to go. I intend to leave our descendants better off than I find myself. That is the essence of Liberalism. Other people intend to get as much for themselves from the current world as possible. That is the essence of Conservatism.