"The philosophical conservative is someone willing to pay……" — E L Doctorow

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• In America, evangelical churches have often been bastions of conservatism, providing support for the status quo. — Tony Campolo
• When fate hands you a lemon, make lemonade. — Dale Carnegie
• All conservatism is based upon the idea that if you leave things alone you leave them as they are. But… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
• You say that you are my judge; I do not know if you are; but take good heed not to… — Joan of Arc
• Conservatism, ever more timorous and narrow, disgusts the children, and drives them for a mouthful of fresh air into radicalism. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
• Conservatism must be based on allowing everyone to become an owner - equity for everyman. — John Redwood
• At a recent conference, a colleague told one of us that in IPCC discussions, some scientists have been reluctant to… — Naomi Oreskes
• There may be more poetry than justice in poetic justice. — George Will
• Conservative ideas are alive and dynamic, the result of a free and intellectually honest vision for the country. As long… — Rush Limbaugh
• Success breeds conservatism, and that means a love affair with the status quo and an aversion to change. — Frank Popoff
• Conservatism is only as good as what it conserves. — Friedrich August von Hayek
• I am not a conservative — neo or paleo. Conservatism is a respectable outlook... I just do not happen to… — Allan Bloom

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