American people Quote by Jonathan Krohn

Conservatism has always meant more to me than simply sticking up for private property & free enterprise. It has also meant defending our heritage…

— Gerald R. Ford

There is nothing wrong with describing Conservatism as protecting the Constitution, protecting all things that limit government. Government is the enemy of liberty. Government…

— Ron Paul

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

— Abraham Lincoln

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

Conservatism to me is limited government, liberty and sticking to the Constitution and realizing that government is not the solution to almost anything, that…

— Katie Pavlich

The basis of conservatism is a desire for less government interference or less centralized authority or more individual freedom...

— Ronald Reagan

Conservatism is only as good as what it conserves.

— Friedrich August von Hayek

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

Conservatism is about the basic rights of individuals. God created us. As far as the government goes, the Founding Fathers based the Constitution off…

— Joe Wurzelbacher

In certain quarters, conservatism is simply racism by another name. And minorities who openly identify themselves as conservatives are still novelties, fish out of…

— Shelby Steele

Conservatism is about freedom, yes. But it is also about the institutions and attitudes that shape the responsible citizen, and ensure that freedom is…

— Roger Scruton

Conservatism is not the problem. Conservatism is the founding of this country, essentially. Conservatism isn't even really an ideology. Conservatism is just what is…

— Rush Limbaugh