Conservatism Quotes · Page 5

“Revolution from above, in some states and cases, is [...] often preferable to the status quo, or to no revolution at all.”

— Christopher Hitchens

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

When the Republican Party is no longer the party of fiscal conservatism then clearly I would argue that we've lost our way.

— Bobby Jindal

What is conservatism? Is it not adherence to the old and tried, against the new and untried

— Abraham Lincoln

Liberalism is trust of the people tempered by prudence. Conservatism is distrust of the people tempered by fear.

— William E. Gladstone

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

The conservatives nearly always tolerate the demagogue while he is destroying liberals.

— Harry Golden

Conservatism should be a reality-based philosophy, and the movement will be better off if it recognizes that facts really do matter.

— Charlie Sykes

How can the public choose sides, when one side has nothing left to surrender? Not until the right is prepared to lose…

— Don Feder

I think the most basic difference between Liberalism and Conservatism today, at its core, is that Conservatives just seem to want a…

— Derek R. Audette

Modern conservatism was forged in the crucible of the 1970s inflation crisis, and in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crash many…

— Ross Douthat

I call my philosophy and approach compassionate conservatism. It is compassionate to actively help our fellow citizens in need. It is conservative…

— George W. Bush

Donald Trump is a symptom, not a disease. The disease is the death of real political conservatism: a cool, intelligent reluctance to…

— Peter Hitchens

Darwin's prediction of rampant, albeit gradual, change affecting all lineages through time is refuted. The record is there, and the record speaks…

— Niles Eldredge

"I feel certain that Conservatism is through unless Conservatives can demonstrate and communicate the difference between being concerned with [the unemployed, the…

— Barry Goldwater

All men are by nature conservative but conservatism in the military profession is a source of danger to the country. One must…

— Hyman Rickover

f you analyze it I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism. I think conservatism is really a misnomer…

— Ronald Reagan

I think there's a growing amount of confusion about what conservatism is. And it is time for us to understand that conservatism…

— Marco Rubio

American conservatism always has been plagued by an irrational distaste for homosexuality, a robust and righteous hate for the sin that cannot…

— Norah Vincent

“In theory of the authoritarian personality, Adorno et al. (1950) argue that paternal punitiveness creates fear and aggressiveness that encourages individuals to…

— Bethany Albertson

“Society will always do better where citizens have a belief in justice, honour and private morality. Where individuals are reduced to the…

— Cory Bernardi

A man who has both feet planted firmly in the air can be safely called a liberal as opposed to the conservative,…

— Jacques Barzun

Everyone knows history is written by the winners, but that cliche misses a crucial detail: Over time, the winners are always the…

— Chuck Klosterman

“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

Conservatism... offers no redress for the present, and makes no preparation for the future.

— Benjamin Disraeli

Do not bury our glorious orthodoxy in the treacherous pit of a spurious conservatism.

— Abraham Kuyper

I claim neither liberalism nor conservatism - one tends to be airheaded while the other tends to be brickheaded.

— Criss Jami

Conservatism has always been about reforming government and solving problems, and that's why the conservative movement should lead on immigration reform.

— Marco Rubio

The basis of conservatism is a desire for less government interference or less centralized authority or more individual freedom...

— Ronald Reagan

I realized that conservatism was the philosophy that best suited me, with its emphasis on individual liberty, personal responsibility, and merit.

— Anonymous

“Think about it... The Republicans have gone from Abraham Lincoln to Sarah Palin to Donald Trump. No wonder they don't believe in…

— Andy Borowitz

Leaders should not just talk about - but walk the walk of - fiscal conservatism.

— Michael Enzi

“[Conservatism is] a fight for keeping these qualities that made us move unceasingly.”

— Janusz Korwin-Mikke

I come by my conservatism authentically, not by convenience. And I offer the American people a new direction.

— Rick Perry

In many ways, Nixon started the modern notion of 'compassionate conservatism,' which as we all know is neither 'compassionate' nor 'conservative.'

— Monica Crowley

I am not a conservative — neo or paleo. Conservatism is a respectable outlook... I just do not happen to be that animal.

— Allan Bloom

“Why is there never a headline that says "Government program ends as its intended goal has been achieved"?”

— Oleg Atbashian

Conservatism is the policy of make no change and consult your grandmother when in doubt.

— Woodrow Wilson

The 21st century will not be about the battle between capitalism and socialism but between the forces of progress and the forces…

— Tony Blair

The [Sarah ]Palin endorsement as sort of vouching for Donald Trump is all about. She is the sort of tribune of not…

— Chris Hayes