保守主义与自由主义之间——从哈耶克到中国

Between Conservatism and Liberalism Liu Junning

保守主义在根本上是人类自由主义大传统的一部分。保守主义的实质是自由主义,是自由主义与传统主义的结合。中国的保守派与保守主义有着质的区别。保守派主张保守旧的文化传统、保守不尊重自由的旧制度,强调无条件的集权与政治权威。保守主义只保守自由的传统、保守充分尊重个人自由的新制度,强调能够增进自由的权威和有限的政府。中国过去那种把自由主义与保守主义截然对立,却又把保守派与保守主义混为一谈的做法是值得认真反思的。

Conservatism is , fundamentally speaking, an integral part of the great tradition of liberalism.The essence of conservatism is liberalism.The Chinese hardliners should not be labeled as ' conservatists', for conser-vatists stand to the great tradition of freedom and the rights of the individual, whereas the diehards cling to the obsolete system of despotism . Conservatists call for a civil society with a limited government, whereas the diehards still cherish and try to preserve the dying monarch. There should be no confusion about all this.