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Liberalism and the right to culture. (Liberalism)

From: Social Research  |  Date: 9/22/1994  |  Author: Halbertal, Moshe; Margalit, Avishai

The right to culture requires states to assist minority cultures, even at the expense of some individuals. Liberalism can therefore not perfectly exist in a multicultural society. Because the majority culture will have a majority voice, it is guaranteed dominance in matters political. Without notice of the right to culture, market forces would eventually force everyone to become part of a single dominant culture. Because the liberal neutrality of the law serves a dominant culture, limited ...

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