Association Quote by Iain Duncan Smith

Conservatism clings to what has been established, fearing that, once we begin to question the beliefs that we have inherited, all the values of…

— Morris Raphael Cohen

All conservatism is based upon the idea that if you leave things alone you leave them as they are. But you do not. If…

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

Conservatism is only as good as what it conserves.

— Friedrich August von Hayek

Conservatism is not about leaving people behind. Conservatism is about empowering people to catch up, to give them the tools at their disposable that…

— Marco Rubio

The point of conservatism is not that it prevents movement forward and upward, but that it prevents movement backward and downward, into chaotic darkness…

— Vladimir Putin

Conservatism is the tacit acknowledgement that all that is finally important in human experience is behind us; that the crucial explorations have been undertaken,…

— William F. Buckley, Jr

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

— Abraham Lincoln

“Conservatism aims to maintain in working order the loyalties of the community to perceived truths and also to those truths which in their judgment…

— William F. Buckley Jr

“Conservatism, then, is not a commitment to limited government and liberty—or a wariness of change, a belief in evolutionary reform, or a politics of…

— Corey Robin

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…

— Shigeru Miyamoto

The meaning of conservatism is not that it impedes movement forward and upward, but that it impedes movement backwards and downwards—to chaotic darkness and…

— Nikolai Berdyaev

Conservatism is not about tradition and morality, hasn't been for many decades... It is about the putative biological and spiritual superiority of the wealthy.

— Greg Bear