“It is interesting to note that the quantum-mechanical revolution was made by a virtually orphaned generation of scientists. Many members of the… — Lee Smolin Copy Share Image
We have among us a class of mammon worshippers, whose one test of conservatism or radicalism is the attitude one takes with… — Richard T. Ely Copy Share Image
Conservatism is pessimistic, with a negative tendency - which we mostly resist - towards despair. Liberals are optimists, with a negative tendency,… — John Derbyshire Copy Share Image
“I'm a conservative but not because I care very much about the marginal tax rates of the richest Americans, rather I'm a… — Ben Sasse Copy Share Image
Because, you know, you're in Utah. And because of its political conservatism, if you can make it there, you can make it… — Robert Redford Copy Share Image
While conservatism and self-protection might be likened to winter, night, and death, the spirit of pioneering and attempting to realize ideals evokes… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
There is a terrible conservatism, like a cancer, right in the heartlands of music-making, a tremendous resistance to change, an absolute horror… — Charles Hazlewood Copy Share Image
Conservatism is not a doctrine of contentment. Not a doctrine for the satisfied and the smug. It's a politics that's at war… — Thomas Frank Copy Share Image
“The left wants, needs, loves, and exacerbates violent conflict. The question is…why?...Conservatives generally want policy discussions because we disagree with liberals. Liberals… — Eric Golub Copy Share Image
The neo-conservatives, who are closely linked to the neo-corporatists, are rather different. They claim to be conservatives, when everything they stand for… — John Ralston Saul Copy Share Image
A conservative government survives essentially by dampening expectations and subduing hopes. Conservatism is basically pessimistic, reformism is basically optimistic. — Gough Whitlam Copy Share Image
The whole world is burdened with young fogies. Old men with ossified minds are easily dealt with. But men who look young,… — Robertson Davies Copy Share Image
Who knew, in 2000, that compassionate conservatism meant bigger government, unrestricted government spending, government intrusion in personal matters, government ineptitude, and cronyism… — Christopher Buckley Copy Share Image
I get grumpy about the innate conservatism of our tastes; I love bold theatre, and I get annoyed when a heritage piece… — Romola Garai Copy Share Image
Conservatism is the policy of make no change and consult your grandmother when in doubt. — Woodrow Wilson Copy Share Image
Partly because of the desperate economic situation in the country, what were once the leading institutions of conservatism are constrained. — David Frum Copy Share Image
“The data on the economic utility of artists is really, really strong. Artists and entrepreneurs are the same people...and of course entrepreneurs… — Jordan Peterson Copy Share Image
Resistance to improvement contradicts the noblest instincts of the race. It begets its opposite. The fanaticism of reform is only the raging… — Horace Mann Copy Share Image
Conservatism, we are told, is out-of-date. This charge is preposterous and we ought to boldly say so. The laws of God, and… — Barry Goldwater Copy Share Image
There is something about liberalism that is not nearly as true about conservatism. The further left one goes, the more one finds… — Dennis Prager Copy Share Image
What I have advocated is not wild radicalism. It is the highest and wisest kind of conservatism. — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
Conservatism has had from its inception vigorously positive, intellectually rigorous agenda and thinking. That agenda should have in my three pillars: strengthen… — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
Don't send your kids to Baylor. And don't send your kids to [Texas] A&M... Texas A&M used to be a conservative university.… — Tom DeLay Copy Share Image
Conservatives believe in equality of opportunity. Liberals believe in equality of outcome. — Mike Rosen Copy Share Image
