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I'm confused by the 1682 date because the ancient city of Philadelphia in Asia minor was established in the 2nd century BC and it was named for the Greek for "brotherly love." So it's clear that the name "Philadelphia" is over 2000 years old. Moreover, the explanation for why "brotherly love" is conservative (that it "captures the 'best of the public' approach") appears to apply equally to any city named Philadelphia. I simply don't know why 1688 is listed as the origin date for a word that has existed for much longer--perhaps you can clarify so that there aren't any further misunderstandings. Thanks, [[User:GregG|GregG]] 00:04, 3 December 2012 (EST)
I'm confused by the 1682 date because the ancient city of Philadelphia in Asia minor was established in the 2nd century BC and it was named for the Greek for "brotherly love." So it's clear that the name "Philadelphia" is over 2000 years old. Moreover, the explanation for why "brotherly love" is conservative (that it "captures the 'best of the public' approach") appears to apply equally to any city named Philadelphia. I simply don't know why 1688 is listed as the origin date for a word that has existed for much longer--perhaps you can clarify so that there aren't any further misunderstandings. Thanks, [[User:GregG|GregG]] 00:04, 3 December 2012 (EST)
:Hmm... that's an interesting point you have there GregG. If Philidelphia is indeed a conservative word ''and'' it dates back to the second century BC... that means there should be over 4,194,304 conservative words by now. Obviously, the author of this article only intended to include words in the English language, in which case, Philly (along with other non-English entries) should be removed from he list. --[[User:DonnyC|DonnyC]] 21:11, 5 December 2012 (EST)
:Hmm... that's an interesting point you have there GregG. If Philidelphia is indeed a conservative word ''and'' it dates back to the second century BC... that means there should be over 4,194,304 conservative words by now. Obviously, the author of this article only intended to include words in the English language, in which case, Philly (along with other non-English entries) should be removed from he list. --[[User:DonnyC|DonnyC]] 21:11, 5 December 2012 (EST)
== "welfare to work" ==
From [http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/12/09/19/preserving-work-requirements-for-welfare gop.gov]:
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House Republicans believe that Welfare to Work empowers mothers and helps to strengthen families. In the years following the passage of Welfare to Work, poverty among all single mothers fell by 30 percent and employment and earnings among single mothers increased significantly.
</blockquote>
Although I see that the term was used by Democrats, I've re-added the term to the list. The 1996 welfare reform was a major Republican victory, exemplified by the term. [[User:GregG|GregG]] 00:39, 29 January 2013 (EST)