Conservatism Quote by Russell Kirk

“The most profound radicalism is often the most profound conservatism.”

— Jackson Lears

The trouble with radicals is that they only read radical literature, and the trouble with conservatives is that they don't read anything

— Thomas Nixon Carver

When you are right you cannot be too radical; when you are wrong, you cannot be too conservative.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

If a man is right, he can't be too radical; if he is wrong, he can't be too conservative.

— Josh Billings

By 'radical,' I understand one who goes too far; by 'conservative,' one who does not go far enough; by 'reactionary,' one who won't go…

— Woodrow Wilson

The radical invents the views. When he has worn them out the conservative adopts them

— Anonymous

“I instinctively dislike ever to uphold the conservative as opposed to the bold”

— Stephen E. Ambrose

A radical is one of whom people say ''He goes too far.'' A conservative, on the other hand, is one who ''doesn't go far…

— Woodrow Wilson

A conservative is one who admires radicals centuries after they're dead.

— Leo Rosten

“It is very difficult to convince a person to come out of his conservative shell, unless he feels discomfort there.”

— Tarif Naaz

“A liberal is a noble and indispensable lunatic who tries to make a cosmos of his own head.”

— Gilbert Keith Chesterton

The great virtue of my radicalism lies in the fact that I am perfectly ready, if necessary, to be radical on the conservative side.

— Theodore Roosevelt