conservative vs liberal

Found this quote in an old Readers Digest (March 2004)"

"What makes one conservative is recognition of the human capacity for evil, or for just plainly screwing up. That is what rules are important. Not because conservatives expect nobody to break them, but because having rules that are respected makes it harder for people to do so. This is the a more subtle-but in the long run more trustworthy-form of compassion than the liberals' softness of heart." David Horowitz, Radical Sun: A Generational Odyssey

Makes sense to me!