Charles — You write:
Freedom is something that transcends ties between liberal and conservative views

Now let’s go back to the original quote by Burnham, that Roger Kimball referenced:

Modern liberalism does not offer ordinary men compelling motives for personal suffering, sacrifice, and death.

So you and I seem to agree that liberalism might incline one to value freedom, and it seems reasonable that someone who values freedom might even be willing to risk death for it (as Chaney, Goodman and Schwerner were), but, according to Burnham, liberalism does not offer ordinary men compelling motives for personal suffering, sacrifice, and death.

Seems like a contradiction, doesn’t it? Do you agree with Burnham, or not?