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'''Dead white males''' are significant figures in the history of [[Western civilization]] whom liberals despise in modern times, due to ideological opposition to their contributions. However,
:"[[Allen Bloom|Bloom]] believes, among many other things, that a body of great literature of imperishable value exists, recognizable solely by its intrinsic aesthetic merits; further, that those who try to use or subvert the great works for extra-literary purposes, i.e., anything smacking of social engineering, are barbarians; and further still, that these barbarians are not at the gates but are largely in charge of American education and the nation's debased institutions of public discourse."<ref>[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,981571,00.html Hurrah for Dead White Males! - TIME]</ref>

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==See also==

* [[Liberal bias]]
* [[Liberal ideology]]
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[[Category:History]]