--- title: "Best Russell Kirk Sayings" description: "Russell Amos Kirk was an American political philosopher, moralist, historian, social critic, literary critic, and novelist who influenced 20th century A..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-russell-kirk-81789.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Russell Kirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-russell-kirk-81789.jpg) # Russell Kirk (1918–1994) Political Scientist United States **96** quotes in **633** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Russell Kirk was a political scientist from the United States, best known for *The conservative mind : from Burke to Eliot / Russell Kirk*. ## Quick Facts About Russell Kirk Born October 19, 1918 Died April 29, 1994 Nationality United States Profession Political Scientist Notable works The conservative mind : from Burke to Eliot / Russell Kirk ## About Russell Kirk Russell Amos Kirk was an American political philosopher, moralist, historian, social critic, literary critic, and novelist who influenced 20th century American conservatism. In 1953, he authored The Conservative Mind, which outlined and traced the development of socio-conservative thought in the works of Anglo-American tradition, such as those of Edmund Burke. The book helped establish the intellectual framework for a religious and humanistic understanding of conservatism in the postwar era. Kirk was the chief proponent of traditionalist conservatism. ## Awards & Honors Guggenheim Fellowship Presidential Citizens Medal World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction ## Quotes by Russell Kirk · Page 3 > [The resources of nature, like those of spirit, are running out, and all that a conscientious man can aspire to be is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-kirk/the-resources-of-nature-like-those-of-spirit-are-running-out-and-all/) [Russell Kirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-kirk/) [Appetite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/appetite/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cea/russell-kirk-6909_appetite_the-resources-of-nature-like-those-of-sp_2041285.jpg) > [And Burke, could he see our century, never would concede that a consumption-society, so near to suicide, is the end for which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-kirk/and-burke-could-he-see-our-century-never-would-concede-that-a/) [Russell Kirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-kirk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbf/russell-kirk-6909_century_and-burke-could-he-see-our-century-never_2008515.jpg) > [The modern spectacle of vanished forests and eroded lands, wasted petroleum and ruthless mining, national debts recklessly increased until they are repudiated,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-kirk/the-modern-spectacle-of-vanished-forests-and-eroded-lands-wasted/) [Russell Kirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-kirk/) [Age](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/age/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52e/russell-kirk-6909_age_the-modern-spectacle-of-vanished-forests_413539.jpg) > [“But instead of this world unification ushering in an age of prosperity and peace, as most globalists believe it will, it will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-kirk/but-instead-of-this-world-unification-ushering-in-an-age-of/) [Russell Kirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-kirk/) [Anti christ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anti-christ/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e13/russell-kirk-6909_antichrist_but-instead-of-this-world-unification-us_1470337.jpg) > [Rousseau and his disciples were resolved to force men to be free; in most of the world, they triumphed; men are set…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-kirk/rousseau-and-his-disciples-were-resolved-to-force-men-to-be-free-in/) [Russell Kirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-kirk/) [Chains](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chains/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/148/russell-kirk-6909_chains_rousseau-and-his-disciples-were-resolved_312827.jpg) > [“In a revolutionary epoch, sometimes men taste every novelty, sicken of them all, and return to ancient principles so long disused that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-kirk/in-a-revolutionary-epoch-sometimes-men-taste-every-novelty-sicken-of/) [Russell Kirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-kirk/) [Conservatism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/conservatism/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10e/russell-kirk-6909_conservatism_in-a-revolutionary-epoch-sometimes-men-t_2360363.jpg) > [To check centralization and usurping of power ... we require a new laissez-faire. The old laissez-faire was founded upon a misapprehension of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-kirk/to-check-centralization-and-usurping-of-power-we-require-a-new/) [Russell Kirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-kirk/) [Atoms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/atoms/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a95/russell-kirk-6909_atoms_to-check-centralization-and-usurping-of_2328996.jpg) > [The conservative "thinks of political policies as intended to preserve order, justice, and freedom. The ideologue, on the contrary, thinks of politics…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-kirk/the-conservative-thinks-of-political-policies-as-intended-to-preserve/) [Russell Kirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-kirk/) [Conservative](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/conservative/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5f/russell-kirk-6909_conservative_the-conservative-thinks-of-political-pol_761407.jpg) > [Moral decay first hampers and then strangles honest government, regular commerce, and even the ability to take genuine pleasure in the goods…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-kirk/moral-decay-first-hampers-and-then-strangles-honest-government/) [Russell Kirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-kirk/) [Ability](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ability/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f69/russell-kirk-6909_ability_moral-decay-first-hampers-and-then-stran_203829.jpg) > [To complete the rout of traditionalists, in America an impression began to arise that the new industrial and acquisitive interests are the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-kirk/to-complete-the-rout-of-traditionalists-in-america-an-impression/) [Russell Kirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-kirk/) [Accumulation](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accumulation/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f9e/russell-kirk-6909_accumulation_to-complete-the-rout-of-traditionalists_957261.jpg) > [“Power can be restrained only by counterbalancing power, Montesquieu reasoned. No man, and no political body or office, ought to possess unchecked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-kirk/power-can-be-restrained-only-by-counterbalancing-power-montesquieu/) [Russell Kirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-kirk/) [Personal liberty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/personal-liberty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc6/russell-kirk-6909_personal-liberty_power-can-be-restrained-only-by-counterb_2443887.jpg) > [Why do we not exhaust the heritage of the ages, spiritual and material for our immediate pleasure, and let posterity go hang?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-kirk/why-do-we-not-exhaust-the-heritage-of-the-ages-spiritual-and-material/) [Russell Kirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-kirk/) [Advantage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/advantage/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/06d/russell-kirk-6909_advantage_why-do-we-not-exhaust-the-heritage-of-th_402765.jpg) > [The decay of old aristocratic prejudices against greedy speculation, the undermining of orthodox Christian faith (which forbids avarice)... the debauching of agriculture…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-kirk/the-decay-of-old-aristocratic-prejudices-against-greedy-speculation/) [Russell Kirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-kirk/) [Agriculture](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/agriculture/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f12/russell-kirk-6909_agriculture_the-decay-of-old-aristocratic-prejudices_1082352.jpg) > [Humility, which Burke ranked high among the virtues, is the only effectual restraint upon this congenital vanity; yet our world has nearly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-kirk/humility-which-burke-ranked-high-among-the-virtues-is-the-only/) [Russell Kirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-kirk/) [Character](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/character/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/273/russell-kirk-6909_character_humility-which-burke-ranked-high-among-t_279910.jpg) > [“Patriotic listeners to Radio Awala are further directed to discount all superstitious whispers that M'Rundu's magical powers caused units of the People's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-kirk/patriotic-listeners-to-radio-awala-are-further-directed-to-discount/) [Russell Kirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-kirk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bed/russell-kirk-6909_quote_patriotic-listeners-to-radio-awala-are-f_1403299.jpg) > [I did not love cold harmony and perfect regularity of organization; what I sought was variety, mystery, tradition, the venerable, the awful.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-kirk/i-did-not-love-cold-harmony-and-perfect-regularity-of-organization/) [Russell Kirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-kirk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c7a/russell-kirk-6909_awful_i-did-not-love-cold-harmony-and-perfect_2630817.jpg) ## 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