Accepting Quote by Marco Rubio

I don't like labels necessarily because a label doesn't mean very much. But when it comes to being conservative, I happen to be conservative.

— Donald Trump

As an ideology - and certainly as a political identity - conservatism is less popular than the very principles and values it stands for.

— Shelby Steele

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

My anti-liberal position should not be mistaken for conservatism.

— Camille Paglia

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

— Abraham Lincoln

Conservatism is only as good as what it conserves.

— Friedrich August von Hayek

Conservatism is a hard choice for a society that has become accustomed to big government and big entitlements promoted by liberals.

— Jesse Helms

I feel like my political beliefs are rooted in the conservatism that I was raised with.

— Hillary Clinton

I realized that conservatism was the philosophy that best suited me, with its emphasis on individual liberty, personal responsibility, and merit.

— Anonymous

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

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

I've always believed that conservatism is the politics of reality, and that reality ultimately asserts itself in a reasonably free society, in behalf of…

— William F. Buckley, Jr