The Americans of 1776 were among the first men in modern society to defend rather than to seek an open society and constitutional liberty… Perhaps the most remarkable characteristic of this political theory sits in its deep-seated conservatism. However radical… — Clinton Rossiter Copy Share Image
In the end, the difference between Conservatism and Liberalism seems to be this: the Conservative thinks of liberty as something to be preserved, the… — Clinton Rossiter Copy Share Image
The establishment of religious freedom was no less momentous an achievement than the clearing of the great forest or the winning of independence, for… — Clinton Rossiter Copy Share Image
No America without democracy, no democracy without politics no politics without parties, no parties without compromise and moderation. — Clinton Rossiter Copy Share Image
The most momentous fact about the pattern of American politics is that we live under a persistent, obdurate, one might almost say tyrannical, two-party… — Clinton Rossiter Copy Share Image
The image the Republicans have of themselves needs the image they have of the Democrats to bring it into sharp focus. The Democrats are… — Clinton Rossiter Copy Share Image
A gathering of Democrats is more sweaty, disorderly, offhand, and rowdy than a gathering of Republicans; it is also likely to be more cheerful,… — Clinton Rossiter Copy Share Image
An annual or frequent choice of Magistrates, who in a year, or in a few years, are again left upon a level with their… — Clinton Rossiter Copy Share Image
There is "no happiness without liberty, no liberty without self-government, no self-government without constitutionalism, no constitutionalism without morality--and none of these great goods without… — Clinton Rossiter Copy Share Image
No form of government can survive that excludes dictatorship when the life of the nation is at stake. — Clinton Rossiter Copy Share Image
The final greatness of the presidency lies in the truth that it is not just an office of incredible power but a breeding ground… — Clinton Rossiter Copy Share Image
The Americans of 1776 were among the first men in modern society to defend rather than to seek an open society and constitutional liberty…… — Clinton Rossiter Copy Share Image
