Liberalism And Conservatism During The 1960s

The main difference between Liberalism and Conservatism during the 1960s was their stance on government involvement. Liberals wanted the government to be more involved and to continue giving assistance to the public. Liberal President Lyndon B. Johnson said, “The solution to these problems does not rest on a massive program in Washington, nor can it rely solely on the strained resources of local authority,” which shows the Liberal’s want for a stronger, more involved government. Conservatives, on the other hand, did not want the government getting more involved. The Sharon Statement states that the government needs to “fulfill its proper role”, and anything more than what Conservatives think is the government’s proper role means that the government
has too much power. Of course Liberals and Conservatives during the 1960s still had many differences. For example, Liberals wanted to keep expanding and changing while the Conservatives wanted to keep a more traditional America. But I think that the Liberal and Conservative views on government were the main differences between the two groups.
In my opinion, Liberalism and Conservatism during the 1960s has many similarities to Liberalism and Conservatism today. Liberals still want increased government interference and Conservatives don’t. I don’t think much has changed regarding the groups beliefs and if anything Liberals and Conservatives have become even more extreme in their thinking with time.