Point of view Quote by John W. Dean

They, the conservatives, are the real outsides, they tell us, gazing with disgust upon the ludicrous manners of the high and mighty. Or, they…

— Thomas Frank

All conservatives are such from personal defects. They have been effiminated by position of nature, born halt and blind, through luxury of their parents,…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

A liberal is a conservative whose conscience is on display

— Jerome Gioia

Conservatives define themselves in terms of what they oppose.

— George Will

“Conservatism does not have a party line. It is possible for conservatives to question virtually any position held by other conservatives including, evidently, the…

— David Horowitz

A conservative is a liberal mugged by reality.

— Irving Kristol

In practice, conservatives are no less inclined than liberals to adopt superior stances or to tell people how to live their lives.

— Jacob Weisberg

Conservative beliefs are not based on personal whims or feelings or polls but rather anchored in defensible core, time-tested positions. It's what makes a…

— Michael O'Rielly

“The problem with Conservatives is they cling to Institutions, no matter what. The problem with Liberals is they indulge the first pleasure that crosses…

— Douchebag McGillicuddy

Conservatives reveal themselves through their care for ordinary human things, and their recognition of the fragility of decency and the need to protect it.

— Roger Scruton

Conservatives are people who look at a tree and feel instinctively that it is more beautiful than anything they can name. But when it…

— Norman Mailer

The conservative has but little to fear from the man whose reason is the servant of his passions, but let him beware of him…

— John B. S. Haldane