Dennis Prager argues the left is primarily motivated by a desire for power, contrasting this with conservatives who favor smaller government. He presents this as a fundamental difference between the two political movements.
Power. That has always been the only animating impulse of the left, is power. You can't say that about conservatives. They want less power because they want the government smaller. By definition, power is not the motivating element for conservatives. If one side wants an ever-expanding government and one group wants an ever-decreasing size of government, who is the one that is aching for power?
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