Conservatism Quote by Bob McDonnell

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

— Benjamin Disraeli

Conservatism, when presented in full strength at the ballot, wins at the ballot.

— Dana Loesch

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

— Ronald Reagan

Most people want a normal centrist approach. But politicians in the center have to show them results.

— Sebastian Kurz

Conservatism is a hard choice for a society that has become accustomed to big government and big entitlements promoted by liberals.

— Jesse Helms

Conservatism is the politics of reality

— William F. Buckley, Jr

Conservatism to me is limited government, liberty and sticking to the Constitution and realizing that government is not the solution to almost anything, that…

— Katie Pavlich

Compassionate conservatism [is] most importantly, making sure that government is not the answer to people's problems.

— George W. Bush

There are few genuine conservatives within the U.S. political system, and it is a sign of the intellectual corruption of the age that the…

— Noam Chomsky

It's often been said that conservatism is successful because it chimes with these basic human instincts. It's time for us to ask fundamental questions…

— Kwasi Kwarteng

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

— Abraham Lincoln

As an ideology - and certainly as a political identity - conservatism is less popular than the very principles and values it stands for.

— Shelby Steele