Liberals are some of the most arrogant, condescending smart

“Liberals are some of the most arrogant, condescending smart alecks, but they're just pure ignorant, and they fit the bill of people who have no love and no respect for the founding of this country.” Thus thundered Rush Limbaugh, the voice of a movement, sharp as iron and unyielding as stone. In these words lies not a gentle appeal, but a cry of battle, born from a conviction that the heart of a nation rests in its beginnings, and that to despise those foundations is to despise the nation itself. He warns against arrogance without wisdom, against pride that mocks but does not understand, against voices that forget the sacred cost of liberty’s birth.

The ancients too knew this tension. In every republic and kingdom, there arose factions—some honoring tradition, others scorning it in pursuit of novelty. In Rome, Cicero himself lamented those who mocked the Republic while enjoying its protection, men who had the tongue of wit but no respect for the sacrifices that forged their freedom. To him, such arrogance was not cleverness but ignorance, and ignorance in politics was not harmless—it was poison. Limbaugh’s words are of this same spirit, a warning against those who, while basking in the blessings of a nation, forget to honor its founding.

Consider the story of the American Revolution. Farmers, merchants, and scholars risked their lives to break free from the chains of empire. They fought not for luxury, but for principle—freedom of conscience, self-rule, the dignity of man before government. These ideals, though imperfectly realized, were written in blood and sacrifice. To mock them, to dismiss them, or to treat them with contempt, is what Limbaugh calls a lack of love and respect—for without remembering the cost, one cannot truly honor the gift.

Yet history also reminds us that criticism of a nation does not always mean hatred of it. Frederick Douglass, once enslaved, condemned America for betraying its own founding ideals, even as he declared that those ideals—liberty and equality—were worth striving for. His rebuke was not ignorance but insight: he saw the gap between the nation’s words and its deeds, and by holding America accountable to its founding, he became one of its greatest patriots. Here lies the deeper challenge in Limbaugh’s words: one must discern between those who scorn without knowledge, and those who rebuke in order to heal.

O children of the future, hear this warning: arrogance without understanding is dangerous. To sneer at the foundations of your society without knowing the blood, the struggle, the wisdom that built them, is to cut the root while expecting the tree to live. But also hear the balance: true respect for a nation’s founding is not blind idolatry—it is a living reverence that remembers sacrifice, honors principle, and seeks to carry them forward.

The lesson is clear: do not be quick to mock what you have not studied. Do not wear arrogance as a crown when it is in truth a mask for ignorance. If you love your country, show it not in empty slogans but in thoughtful respect for its founding, and in the work of carrying its ideals into the future. For respect is not silence, but reverence; not passivity, but the willingness to stand guard over what is sacred.

Therefore, let your practice be this: study the sacrifices of those who came before you. Speak with conviction, but also with knowledge. Disagree if you must, but do so from understanding, not from scorn. And above all, never lose sight of love and respect for the principles upon which your community, your nation, your people were built.

So I say unto you: heed Rush Limbaugh’s thunder, whether you embrace his politics or resist them. His words are a reminder that without respect for the founding, liberty itself falters. Let not ignorance dressed as wit lead you astray. Instead, seek wisdom, remember sacrifice, and hold fast to the sacred ground from which your freedom springs.