Conservatism Quotes

208 Conservatism quotes by 163 unique authors

We have among us a class of mammon worshippers, whose one test of conservatism or radicalism is the attitude one takes with respect to accumulated… — Unknown Author
Conservatives may believe that impoverished borrowers destroyed Wall Street. But we liberals will not fool ourselves that stupid bankers sank conservatism for good. — Thomas Frank
The Society or Fraternity of Freemasons is more in the nature of a system of Philosophy or of moral and social virtues taught by symbols,… — William Howard Taft
It is rare to find an established community of Christians that encourages radical expressions of following Jesus. The natural conservatism of institutions is deeply rooted… — Michael Spencer
Conservatism leads nowhere; it satisfies no ideal. — John Maynard Keynes
To complete the rout of traditionalists, in America an impression began to arise that the new industrial and acquisitive interests are the conservative interest, that… — Russell Kirk
The principle of real leadership ignored, the immortal objects of society forgotten, practical conservatism degenerated into mere laudation of private enterprise, economic policy almost wholly… — Russell Kirk
You can be totally committed to conservative principles - to individual liberty, a market economy, entrepreneurship and lower taxes - and still be a Green… — Newt Gingrich
During the sixties, all the risk-type sports were very popular, because everybody was rebelling against their parents, or rebelling against the whole system. But those… — Yvon Chouinard
Do not bury our glorious orthodoxy in the treacherous pit of a spurious conservatism. — Abraham Kuyper
Admirers can be a tremendous force for conservatism. — Brian Eno
The great decisions of government cannot be dictated by the concerns of religious factions.... We have succeeded for 205 years in keeping the affairs of… — Barry Goldwater
I met the president when he was president-elect at a meeting in Austin. He spoke of his faith. He spoke of his desire for a… — Jim Wallis
The future of Conservatism lies in our beliefs and values, not by throwing them away. We need to shed associations that bind us to past… — Iain Duncan Smith
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… — Clinton Rossiter
There is always a certain meanness in the argument of conservatism, joined with a certain superiority in its fact. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Look, I think liberals have reasonable gripes with Fox News. It does lean to the right, primarily in its opinion programming but also in its… — Jonah Goldberg
Now make no mistake, I think we need a strong dose of fiscal conservatism in Washington, D.C. — Kristi Noem
The trouble with traditional American conservatism is that it lacks a naturally cheerful, optimistic disposition. Not only does it lack one, it regards signs of… — Irving Kristol
I think Ronald Reagan is what happened....The age of Reagan brought conservatism into the mainstream....It also brought us the beginning of the new media-talk radio,… — Douglas Brinkley
Since Ronald Reagan's election in 1980, conservatives of various sorts, and conservatisms of various stripes, have generally been in the ascendancy. And a good thing,… — William Kristol
In my view, the future of politics is, without a doubt, social liberalism married to economic conservatism. Which means we have to make an economic… — Louise Mensch
Lest conservatives be too proud, it's worth recalling that conservatism's rise was decisively enabled by liberalism's weakness. — William Kristol
Orthodoxy: That peculiar condition where the patient can neither eliminate an old idea nor absorb a new one. — Elbert Hubbard
A man who is determined never to move out of the beaten road cannot lose his way. — William Hazlitt

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