Unfortunately, the word liberal is not always properly used. It has been used, or misused, for so many purposes that its original meaning has largely vanished. Word-juggling, making a good word cover a doubtful or an ugly cause, is an age-old pastime. Words are too often used as shields to hide or disguise truth. Many men are inclined to hide their true motives behind a word.

The chief liberal gains in the past generally remain on the statute books when the conservatives recover power; liberalism grows constantly more liberal, and by the same token, conservatism grows constantly less conservative...