Conservative Quotes

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God helps those who help themselves. — Benjamin Franklin
We have a system that increasingly taxes work and subsidizes nonwork. — Milton Friedman
The government solution to a problem is usually as bad as the problem. — Milton Friedman
Nothing is so permanent as a temporary government program. — Milton Friedman
I am favor of cutting taxes under any circumstances and for any excuse, for any reason, whenever it's possible. — Milton Friedman
Inflation is taxation without legislation. — Milton Friedman
I never dared to be radical when young for fear it would make me conservative when old. — Robert Frost
We, as conservative intellectuals, should not be in the business of making excuses for bad parliamentary decisions by Republican leaders in Congress. — David Frum
A conservative believes nothing should be done for the first time. — Thomas Fuller
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. — John Kenneth Galbraith
A more humane form of capitalism is about the best I think we can get. Which might sound very reformist or conservative, but that's basically… — Henry Louis Gates
The best government is that which teaches us to govern ourselves. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
In choosing a president, we really don't choose a Republican or Democrat, a conservative or liberal. We choose a leader. — Rudy Giuliani
Science has a culture that is inherently cautious and that is normally not a bad thing. You could even say conservative, because of the peer… — Al Gore
I grew up in one of the most socially conservative neighborhoods in Ohio, and my parents were traditional Catholics. But in her old age, my… — Gail Collins
Now my poor hometown is being castigated as the center of an IRS scandal. Humble workers at the Cincinnati office targeted Tea Party groups and… — Gail Collins
Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong. — Calvin Coolidge
Perhaps one of the most important accomplishments of my administration has been minding my own business. — Calvin Coolidge
Ultimately property rights and personal rights are the same thing. — Calvin Coolidge
When I was in second grade, my mother moved from Miami to this evangelical conservative environment in western North Carolina, two miles down the road… — Patricia Cornwell

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