The volume criticized the PNL 's historical narrative , Romania 's answer to Whiggishness .
The volume noted that , from the beginning , the Conservatives were closer to the models of classical liberalism than their revolutionist opponents .
The volume criticized the PNL 's historical narrative , Romania 's answer to Whiggishness , and noted that , from the beginning , the Conservatives were closer to the models of classical liberalism than their revolutionist opponents .