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Frank Meyer (political philosopher)

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Frank Meyer (political philosopher)
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A former Communist, Meyer argued in In Defense of Freedom (1962) that virtue only counts if freely chosen, so traditional morality needs a limited state. This "fusionism" tried to reconcile Kirk's traditionalists with libertarians, and Kirk rejected it.
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