Political Balance

In the classic definitions, liberals are those who want change, and conservatives are those who want things to be the way they are, or even the way that they were before. To be perfectly conservative is to never advance. To be perfectly liberal to to abandon everything that has gone before, and replace it with new things. Therefore, to reap the benefits of technological and social advancement while preserving those things that have stood the test of time requires an enlightened sense of balance. This takes more thought and discussion, but nothing in this world is as simple as the politicians would have us believe.