The document discusses several attempts by Western nations to impose principles of modern liberalism such as human rights, labor standards, unions, and welfare states on non-liberal societies with mixed results. It provides Vietnam in the 1950s-70s as an example where the United States unsuccessfully tried to implement principles like rule of law, private property rights, welfare programs, and democratic elections. The imposition of these principles failed to take hold in Vietnam's political and economic systems due to factors like corruption and an unreceptive population, and the war resulted in millions of deaths across Indochina and thousands of American soldiers.

1. What principles of modern liberalism can reasonably be imposed upon non-liberal societies?

2. Human rights: A nation would have no logical reason to reject human standards because when you have human rights each person is obligated to equal rights and freedoms. Human rights do not stop discrimination but it does not tolerate it.