Ideologically, liberalism has triumphed throughout the world and is still on the ascendancy. A new type of liberation ideology is now on the lips of sundry politicians and the agendas of political parties in Europe, Asia and Africa. The debate in most of the world right now is all about maximising the latent and patent potential of citizens. It is also about protecting and enhancing those fundamental social units which form the core of our society - the family, the schools and universities, the churches and voluntary associations of citizens trying to do good. Liberalism is about social cohesion, social responsibility, individual and civil rights and realizing both the limitations and the potential of people and the institutions they create.
Liberalism represents hope and faith in people, what they represent and the potential they have.
It is an ideology of optimism and dynamism, of wealth creation, the belief in the dignity individuals and of social equality rather than class hatred or sectional porkbarrelling. It is an ideology of meritocracy not mateship. It is an ideology of conscience not caucus. As liberals we have nothing to apologise for. In fact we are the political future of this country.