All things Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

In the book I define conservatism, as I believe it is fit upon four categories of principle: respect for The Constitution, respect for life,…

— Jonathan Krohn

“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

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

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

— Roger Scruton

f you analyze it I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism. I think conservatism is really a misnomer just as…

— Ronald Reagan

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, among many other things, a culture. The most important glue binding it together is a shared sense of cultural grievance - the…

— Rick Perlstein

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

— Abraham Lincoln

Conscientious conservatism includes responding to the needs and struggles of Americans with a responsible and efficient government and incorporating outside organizations that want to…

— Mercedes Schlapp

I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism. I think conservatism is really a misnomer, just as liberalism is a misnomer…

— Ronald Reagan