Against Quote by Patrick Nielsen Hayden

“Market conservatives" who disdain cultural issues are little different from liberals in their belief that the marketplace (or in the liberals' case, the marketplace…

— Robert H. Knight

The problem isn't that conservatives are wrong about the efficiency of markets or the creativity of enterprise. It's that they have made false idols…

— Joe Conason

“The conservatives are fools: They whine about the decay of traditional values, yet they enthusiastically support technological progress and economic growth. Apparently it never…

— Theodore J. Kaczynski

“Thus, the true conservative (as opposed to the greedy, irresponsible, self-serving wealth builder) would make a conscious choice to err on the side of…

— Joseph Befumo

Conservatives have no understanding of modern capitalism. They have a distorted understanding of the traditional values they claim to defend.

— Christopher Lasch

Conservatives the world over need to grasp the difference between being pro-market and being pro-business. Sometimes the two positions happen to coincide; often they…

— Daniel Hannan

“Conservatives and those on the right are usually willing to settle for thinking themselves correct on political issues; those on the left have always…

— Joseph Epstein

Conservatism vests in and depends on the widespread, informed understanding of human nature, self-governance and the First Principle of Progress: free people interacting in…

— Mary Matalin

Conservatives unwittingly side with the social forces that contribute to the destruction of traditional values.

— Christopher Lasch

Conservatives tend to believe there is a close and necessary connection between prosperity and freedom - that economic freedom is an essential part of…

— Edwin Feulner

“Furthermore, when conservatives attack the left, they now usually frame their arguments in the language of equality—for example, they often argue that affirmative action…

— George Hawley

Market fundamentalists recognize that the role of the state in the economy is always disruptive, inefficient, and generally has negative connotations. This leads them…

— George Soros