Conservatism Quotes

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The Barry Goldwater movement excited the depths because the apocalypse was brought more near, and like millions of other whites, I had been leading a… — Norman Mailer
No matter how I'm doing financially, the Depression has never disappeared from my consciousness. To this day, I hate waste. When neckties went from narrow… — Lee Iacocca
The only reactionaries are those who find themselves at home in the present. — Miguel de Unamuno
In essence I find that the foundation of modern conservatism is driven by a clinging to God in fear of the world, whereas the foundation… — Criss Jami
I claim neither liberalism nor conservatism - one tends to be airheaded while the other tends to be brickheaded. — Criss Jami
Liberalism, contrary to popular belief, is facing backward in considering the injustice of its ancestors. Conservatism, contrary to popular belief, is facing forward in considering… — Criss Jami
To the reactionary ear every whispered criticism of the elite classes has always sounded like the opening shot of an uprising. — Richard Hofstadter
Companionate Conservatism - Making the streets safer before people are kicked out onto them. — Dennis Miller
The innovator has for enemies all who have done well under the old, and lukewarm defenders in those who may do well under the new. — Niccolo Machiavelli
When the human race has once acquired a superstition, nothing short of death is ever likely to remove it. — Mark Twain
So, it's important for us to acknowledge that we're prone to be conservative, and in turn surround ourselves with individuals who will help break down… — Shigeru Miyamoto
Alas, in 1929 came the Stock Market crash and everything changed and became worrisome. People started practicing conservatism because of financial losses, myself included. — Pola Negri
It is, indeed, part of the liberal attitude to assume that, especially in the economic field, the self-regulating forces of the market will somehow bring… — Friedrich August von Hayek
This socialism will develop in all its phases until it reaches its own extremes and absurdities. Then once again a cry of denial will break… — Alexander Herzen
The word conservative is used by the BBC as a portmanteau word of abuse for anyone whose views differ from the insufferable, smug, sanctimonious, naive,… — Norman Tebbit
Partly because of the desperate economic situation in the country, what were once the leading institutions of conservatism are constrained. — David Frum
Leaders should not just talk about - but walk the walk of - fiscal conservatism. — Michael Enzi
There is much to dislike about President Obama's approach to the financial crisis. But opposition, it seems, will have to come from somewhere other than… — Thomas Frank
How can the public choose sides, when one side has nothing left to surrender? Not until the right is prepared to lose on principles will… — Don Feder
The Founders were not democrats and socialists..., but conservatives who had a healthy distrust of political passions and who devised a complex system designed to… — David Horowitz

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