A liberal is a man who leaves the room when the fight starts.
Source: In The Algonquin Wits, by Robert E. Drennan, 1968.
-- Heywood C Broun, (Dec 7 1888-1939), US journalist, author; He helped found The Newspaper Guild, 1934, which presents annual reporting awards in his name; noted NYC newsman, 1908-1940.