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Talk:Essay:Best New Conservative Words (view source)
Revision as of 23:36, June 13, 2015
, 23:36, June 13, 2015→De Minimis: It is conservative to look beyond materialism to a greater truth. "Opportunity" is an example, which is also on the list.
::I would agree with you if this phrase had been around since the 17th or 18th century, introduced by theologians to make such a point. But you refer to the phrase as used since 1948: it was invented by lawyers, and is used in contexts like "Commission Notice on agreements of minor importance which do not appreciably restrict competition under Article 81(1) of the Treaty establishing the European Community (de minimis)"... --[[User:AugustO|AugustO]] 19:11, 13 June 2015 (EDT)
::I would agree with you if this phrase had been around since the 17th or 18th century, introduced by theologians to make such a point. But you refer to the phrase as used since 1948: it was invented by lawyers, and is used in contexts like "Commission Notice on agreements of minor importance which do not appreciably restrict competition under Article 81(1) of the Treaty establishing the European Community (de minimis)"... --[[User:AugustO|AugustO]] 19:11, 13 June 2015 (EDT)
:::I don't think the source of the word is dispositive. It is conservative to look beyond materialism to a greater truth. "Opportunity" is an example, which is also on the list.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 19:36, 13 June 2015 (EDT)