The Origin of Left and Right? Ever wondered why it is that Conservatives are called the "Right" and Liberals are called the "Left." Check out Ecclesiastes 10:2 (NIV) "The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left" (Ecclesiastes 10:2, KJV). "A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left" (KJV). Check it out in other versions. They say about the same thing. | |