--- title: "1 Modern Conservative Quotes By Max Boot" description: "1 Modern Conservative quotes by Max Boot. Plus more from Max Boot and more Modern Conservative sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a4/max-boot-4274_conservative_upon-closer-examination-it-s-obvious-tha_1022445.jpg" --- > [Upon closer examination, it's obvious that the history of modern conservative is permeated with racism, extremism, conspiracy-mongering, isolationism and know-nothingism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-boot/upon-closer-examination-it-s-obvious-that-the-history-of-modern/) [Max Boot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-boot/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a4/max-boot-4274_conservative_upon-closer-examination-it-s-obvious-tha_1022445.jpg) ## More by Max Boot > [The history of the modern Republican Party is the story of moderates being driven out and conservatives taking over - and then of those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-boot/the-history-of-the-modern-republican-party-is-the-story-of-moderates/) [Max Boot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-boot/) > [“There were few more unlikely candidates in 1611 for Great Power status than Sweden. Even with its satrapy of Finland, the total population numbered…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-boot/there-were-few-more-unlikely-candidates-in-1611-for-great-power/) [Max Boot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-boot/) > [The John F. Kennedy presidency, with its glittering court of Camelot, cemented the impression that it was the Democrats who represented the thinking men…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-boot/the-john-f-kennedy-presidency-with-its-glittering-court-of-camelot/) [Max Boot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-boot/) > [There are two kinds of people: Those who like active vacations and those who like sedentary vacations. I'm one of the weird hybrids who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-boot/there-are-two-kinds-of-people-those-who-like-active-vacations-and/) [Max Boot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-boot/) > [Silence is complicity. All Republicans who stand mute in the face of Trump's latest racism are telling you who they really are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-boot/silence-is-complicity-all-republicans-who-stand-mute-in-the-face-of/) [Max Boot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-boot/) > [Joe Biden stands out from other Democratic candidates not just by taking on President Trump directly but also by seeking to separate Trump from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-boot/joe-biden-stands-out-from-other-democratic-candidates-not-just-by/) [Max Boot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-boot/) > [What would I do now, at age 48, if I were deported to a country that I have not seen in more than 40…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-boot/what-would-i-do-now-at-age-48-if-i-were-deported-to-a-country-that-i/) [Max Boot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-boot/) > [Neoconservatism' once had a real meaning - back in the 1970s. But the label has now become meaningless. With many of those who are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-boot/neoconservatism-once-had-a-real-meaning-back-in-the-1970s-but-the/) [Max Boot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-boot/) > [To win in 2020, a Democratic nominee will need to win back voters in key Midwestern states who supported Trump in 2016.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-boot/to-win-in-2020-a-democratic-nominee-will-need-to-win-back-voters-in/) [Max Boot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-boot/) > [Olga E. Kagan was the strongest woman I knew - and probably the reason I've spent my life with other strong women.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-boot/olga-e-kagan-was-the-strongest-woman-i-knew-and-probably-the-reason-i/) [Max Boot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-boot/) > [“But in the military sphere, just as in science, economics, art, or culture, change is not evenly distributed across space and time. Sometimes innovations…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-boot/but-in-the-military-sphere-just-as-in-science-economics-art-or/) [Max Boot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-boot/) > [Thirty years on, I am no longer as certain about anything as I was at age 20. I now regret my support for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-boot/thirty-years-on-i-am-no-longer-as-certain-about-anything-as-i-was-at/) [Max Boot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-boot/) > [The 60th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, has not so far provoked the kind of anguished debate that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-boot/the-60th-anniversary-of-the-atomic-bombing-of-hiroshima-on-aug-6-1945/) [Max Boot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-boot/) > [“The dominance of the man on horseback was challenged during the fourteenth century in what some historians call the infantry revolution. English longbowmen and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-boot/the-dominance-of-the-man-on-horseback-was-challenged-during-the/) [Max Boot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-boot/) > [“a crucial element of English success was their commanders’ ability to learn on the fly, make adjustments, and attempt new tactics. The Spanish paid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-boot/a-crucial-element-of-english-success-was-their-commanders-ability-to/) [Max Boot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-boot/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/modern-conservative/max-boot/#itemlist", "name": "1 Modern Conservative Quotes By Max Boot", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Upon closer examination, it's obvious that the history of modern conservative is permeated with racism, extremism, conspiracy-mongering, isolationism and know-nothingism.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Max Boot" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-boot/upon-closer-examination-it-s-obvious-that-the-history-of-modern/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a4/max-boot-4274_conservative_upon-closer-examination-it-s-obvious-tha_1022445.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a4/max-boot-4274_conservative_upon-closer-examination-it-s-obvious-tha_1022445.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a4/max-boot-4274_conservative_upon-closer-examination-it-s-obvious-tha_1022445.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Upon closer examination, it's obvious that the history of modern conservative is permeated with racism…” — Max Boot", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/modern-conservative/max-boot/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/modern-conservative/max-boot/", "name": "Modern Conservative Quotes by Max Boot", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/modern-conservative/max-boot/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a4/max-boot-4274_conservative_upon-closer-examination-it-s-obvious-tha_1022445.jpg" }, "description": "1 Modern Conservative quotes by Max Boot. 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