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'The Liberal rejects Imperialism, Patriotism, Racism, and even Capitalism–in words, but never in actions; and he knows the line between words and actions. Words make it possible for him to be a good person; action would make him an outsider.

That’s why the radical is a threat to the Liberal; he forces the liberal to choose. In the face of a radical, the Liberal is forced to choose between acting on his “principles” (and therefore becoming an “outsider”), or accepting the dominant bureaucracy. The mere presence of the radical exposes the “neutrality” of the Liberal: he chooses to accept the dominant bureaucracy.'

– Fredy Perlman, I Accuse This Liberal University of Terror and Violence, 1969

"The Liberal does not admit, even to himself, that he is a member of a group; he does not like to be called a Liberal; he does not admit, even to himself, that Liberals run other departments and other universities, that Liberals run the dominant hierarchies of American society; he does not admit that HIS POWER COMES FROM THE FACT THAT OTHER LIBERALS WILL BACK HIM UP.

Unlike the Reactionary, he does not admit that when he fires a radical he expects other Liberals to do the same. The Liberal’s 'liberalism' is an ideology which informs him that he’s an 'individual' who exists in a vacuum, and that his decision does not bind anyone else.

He denies that all Liberals are bound to one Liberal’s decision. He lies to himself: if it ever happened that a group of Liberals rehired the radical and fired the Liberal, the Liberal would shout 'We all agree that...' and 'Our basic principle is...' and 'How can we tolerate such a blatant denial of our most sacred...' — in other words, 'WE’RE ALL PLEDGED TO ACT TOGETHER'; 'WE’RE MEMBERS OF THE SAME GROUP'; 'WE’RE ALL ENGAGED IN THE SAME PROJECT' — and the project is the continued functioning of the corporate-military system."

– Fredy Perlman, I Accuse This Liberal University of Terror and Violence