Robert, please don't be so unfair. Republicans don't require either the extensive education of the pointy-headed Democratic professors, or the understanding that SOMETIMES comes from that education.

The Republican prophet, Rush Limberger, has revealed to the faithful ditto-heads that by association, they have a letter from God.

As long as Republicans value their unity and orthodoxy they can avoid the development of an individual conscience. I Hobbes's LEVIATHON, back in 1651, the premise was that individuals were equals and possessed of natural rights. One of the prime reasons for having a government was protect the interests of individuals. Modern liberals--oh! I used the "L" word again--extend this to wanting the government to foster the interests of its citizens.