After he finished his job and saw the paint cascading down the chapel walls, he called upon God for guidance. Christ's first public miracle was changing water into wine. Since then, the world has been relentlessly trying to change wine back into water. The substance of liberalism has been watered down by the inclusion of willfulness, and as a result, no longer conveys its original meaning nor serves the purpose for which it first came into being. In a word, it no longer holds .
Liberalism is a wondrously pliable term.
In each of these examples, the relationship between the will and that which is good, is variously compromised. As the free agent withdraws more and more from what is good, he isolates himself as an individual, and in the process, renders his life increasingly meaningless. Authentic liberalism cannot be dissociated from the good. A quarterback throws passes. But his function would be pointless if he did not throw to his receivers.