Conservatism Quote by William Kristol Download Open image “Conservatism as an "ism" is always going to be somewhat in tension with a political party.” — William Kristol ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.4 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Conservatism Isms Party Political Political parties Political party Tension
I think that conservatism as we understand it is coming under great strain during the era of Trump. — Matthew Continetti Copy Share Image
Conservatism is not about the party, because the party is merely the shell. It is the inside - it's the filling that really means… — Jonathan Krohn Copy Share Image
What is conservatism? Is it not adherence to the old and tried, against the new and untried — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
Conservatism is less a set of ideas than it is a pathological distemper, a militant anger over the fact that the universe is not… — Bill Moyers Copy Share Image
I don't really like labels in politics, but I will gladly accept the label of conservatism. — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
I think there's a growing amount of confusion about what conservatism is. And it is time for us to understand that conservatism is not… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
Conservatism is not a doctrine of contentment. Not a doctrine for the satisfied and the smug. It's a politics that's at war with the… — Thomas Frank Copy Share Image
Conservatism... offers no redress for the present, and makes no preparation for the future. — Benjamin Disraeli Copy Share Image
Conservatism is a hard choice for a society that has become accustomed to big government and big entitlements promoted by liberals. — Jesse Helms Copy Share Image
He should release the tax returns tomorrow. It's crazy. You've got to release six, eight, ten years back tax returns. Take the hit for… — William Kristol Copy Share Image
In any case, open-seat presidential elections like 2008 just are different in character from incumbent reelects, and I think that's the most important thing… — William Kristol Copy Share Image
Republican Congressmen and senators will be in a very interesting place, where they have to support the president-elect - president - what will be… — William Kristol Copy Share Image
There are a few things [Donald Trump] has been pretty clear he'll do. A big infrastructure program that he'll get bipartisan support for. — William Kristol Copy Share Image
Donald Trump beat Jeb Bush and beat Hillary Clinton. And when everyone thinks of Donald Trump that's pretty impressive. — William Kristol Copy Share Image
You all would be really shocked, if you were dropped back down into when I went to college, by the narrowness of the opinions… — William Kristol Copy Share Image
American power should be used not just in the defense of American interests but for the promotion of American principles. — William Kristol Copy Share Image
First of all, legally, it's hard to do these things[ get rid of ObamaCare]. Donald Trump needs a lot of competent people. — William Kristol Copy Share Image
The liberal media were never that powerful, and the whole thing was often used as an excuse by conservatives for conservative failures. — William Kristol Copy Share Image
I think that's what's - one of the things that is alarming to me is [Donald] Trump, and I think Trump supporters seem to… — William Kristol Copy Share Image
I'm disappointed, depressed, and demoralized. [...] It is very hard to avoid the conclusion that President Bush flinched from a fight on constitutional philosophy.… — William Kristol Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Conservative feminism is such an artificial term that doesn't mean much to me. For me conservatism means accepting reality. I acknowledge that there are… — Kristina Schroder Copy Share Image
Conservatism is affecting the way women perceive who they are in the world. — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
Conservatism defends those coercive arrangements which a still-lingering savageness makes requisite. Radicalism endeavours to realize a state more in harmony with the character of… — Herbert Spencer Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
A liberal is only a bundle of prejudices until he has mastered, has understood, experienced the philosophy of Conservatism. — Lord Acton Copy Share Image
Weirdly, there have been a lot of critics of conservatism, but very few critics of innovation. As a culture, we are deeply paranoid about… — Jill Lepore Copy Share Image
“It's almost hard to imagine anything more undemocratic than the view that political officials should not debate American wars in public, but only express… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
The need of black conservatives to gain the respect of their white peers deeply shapes certain elements of their conservatism. In this regard, they… — Cornel West Copy Share Image
Social and cultural change, however desirable, should not be effected by the engines of national power. Let us, through persuasion and education, seek to… — Barry Goldwater Copy Share Image