Conservative Quotes - Page 18

• The task of the political philosopher can only be to influence public opinion, not to organize people for action. He will do so effectively only if he is not concerned with what is now politically possible but consistently defends the "general principles which are always the same." In this sense I doubt whether there can be such a thing as a conservative political philosophy. Conservatism may often be a useful practical maxim, but it does not give us any guiding principles which can influence long-range developments.

  Friedrich August von Hayek

  Philosophy, Guiding Principles, Often Is

  "The Constitution of Liberty". Book by Friedrich Hayek, Postscript: Why I Am Not a Conservative, 1960.

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• Caissa, the goddess of chess, had punished me for my conservative play, for betraying my nature.

  Garry Kasparov

  Play, Chess, Goddess

  Garry Kasparov (2010). “How Life Imitates Chess: Making the Right Moves, from the Board to the Boardroom”, p.102, Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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• It is quite clear from what has been said and written that, time after time after time, there has been a conspiracy between the Conservative Front Bench in this House and the inbuilt Conservative majority in the House of Lords to defeat legislation that has passed through the House of Commons... I warn the House of Lords of the consequences... it is our strong view that the House of Lords should recall that its role is not that of a wrecking chamber, but of a revising chamber. In recent weeks, it has been wrecking legislation passed by this House.

  James Callaghan

  Strong, Views, House

  James Callaghan's speech on economic policy in the House of Commons, api.parliament.uk. November 9, 1976.

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• Conservative talk radio hosts have conned the American people into thinking there is such a thing as a pro-life, pro-war, pro-gun, pro-death penalty Christian.

  Janeane Garofalo

  Christian, War, Gun

  "America Undercover (Left of the Dial)". TV Series, March 31, 2005.

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• In 1970s Britain, conservative philosophy was the preoccupation of a few half-mad recluses.

  Roger Scruton

  Philosophy, Mad, Half

  Roger Scruton (2009). “The Roger Scruton Reader”, p.8, A&C Black

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• I think the prospect of bringing back grammar schools has always been wrong and I've never supported it. And I don't think any Conservative government would have done it.

  David Cameron

  School, Thinking, Government

  "Sunday AM" on BBC, January 15, 2006.

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• I am Conservative to the core of my being, as those who know me best will testify.

  David Cameron

  Know Me, Knows, Core

  As quoted in "Daily Telegraph", January 23, 2006.

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• 56,000 companies have already benefited from the schemes that we have brought in. If we have taken the advice of the Conservative Party, no money would have been used. As Barack Obama said only yesterday, doing nothing is not an option.

  Gordon Brown

  Party, Taken, Yesterday

  "PMQs February 11 2008 Did the Torys change Wikipedia's entry on Titian? (Prime Minister's Questions 8:44)". Youtube video, www.youtube.com. February 11, 2008.

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• So I think all gays who are born gay are overwhelming conservative, maybe apolitical, and all those angry gays, causing trouble for everybody, I don't think they were born gay. I think they are just angry at their fathers.

  Ann Coulter

  Father, Gay, Thinking

  "In Depth with Ann Coulter". C-SPAN Book TV Series Interview, www.c-span.org. August 7, 2011.

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• It's almost impossible to make the case that Bush is a conservative. That may be good; that may be bad.

  Tucker Carlson

  May, Impossible, Cases

  "Hardball" with Chris Matthews, February 11, 2005.

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• Even the most conservative must realize that the recent transformation of surplus from an individual to a national disaster implies a scathing indictment of our capitalist system as it has now developed.

  Benjamin Graham

  Transformation, Realizing, Individual

  "Storage and Stability". Book by Benjamin Graham, Part I, Chapter I, The Changing Role of Surplus Stocks, p. 17, 1937.

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• I've thought a lot about what it means to be the President. I also understand an administration is not one person but an administration is dedicated citizens who are called by the President to serve the country, to serve a cause greater than self. And so I've thought about an administration of people who represent all America, but people who understand my compassionate and conservative philosophy.

  George W. Bush

  Country, Philosophy, Mean

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• Science is conservative and one of the reasons science is conservative is science is trying to play it safe.

  Alva Noe

  Play, Trying, Safe

  Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

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• America's Christian conservative movement is confronted with this divide: small-government advocates who want to practice their faith independent of heavy-handed government versus big-government sympathizers who want to impose their version of 'righteousness' on others through the hammer of law.... Our movement must avoid the temptations of power and those who would twist the good intentions of Christian voters to support policies that undermine freedom and grow government.

  Dick Armey

  Christian, Independent, Government

  "Christians and Big Government - Why faith requires freedom". FreedomWorks (freedomworks.org), October 12, 2006.

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• When Ralph Goodale tried to tax Income Trusts they showed us where they stood, they showed us their attitude towards raiding Seniors hard earned assets and a Conservative government will never allow either of these parties to get away with that.

  Stephen Harper

  Senior, Attitude, Party

  YouTube Chanel "TubeMe6969"/ "Stephen Harper Income Trust Promise", www.youtube.com. November 2, 2006.

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• Pat Buchanan... was fired by MSNBC for doing nothing more than voicing his rock-solid conservative thoughts on the otherwise failing network... The real message of the left is intolerance, zealotry, bigotry and hate. The left has no use for the First Amendment or the rest of the Constitution unless it fits their multicultural, euro-socialist agenda, which is failing all across Europe and everywhere it is practiced.

  Ted Nugent

  Real, Hate, Rocks

  Washington Times, February 20, 2012.

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• As a conservative who believes in limited government, I believe the only check on government power in real time is a free and independent press. A free press ensures the flow of information to the public, and let me say, during a time when the role of government in our lives and in our enterprises seems to grow every day--both at home and abroad - ensuring the vitality of a free and independent press is more important than ever.

  Mike Pence

  Real, Believe, Home

  Mike Pence's remarks at World Press Freedom Day, May 4, 2009.

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• Take me to the driest county in the most conservative state, and in two hours this determined hedonist will find you all the drugs, whores, and booze you'll need to pass an eventful weekend.

  Dan Savage

  Weekend, Two, Drug

  Dan Savage (2003). “Skipping Towards Gomorrah”, p.176, Penguin

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• I am not a conservative but I have spoken out for years against the staggering amount blind hatred directed at black conservatives by liberals. Liberals are shockingly quick to demean and dismiss brilliant black people like Rice, Carson, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), Professor Walter E. Williams and economist Thomas Sowell because they don't fit into the role they have carved out for a black person in America. Black Americans must be obedient liberals on all things or risk being called a race traitor or an Uncle Tom.

  Juan Williams

  Education, Uncles, America

  "Rutgers rage against Rice -- why do liberals have so much hate for black conservatives?" by Juan Williams, www.foxnews.com. March 9, 2014.

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• The natural condition of the modern conservative movement is to always be in a state of revolution. Conservatives are, by definition, uncomfortable with power.

  Craig Shirley

  Movement, Definitions, Revolution

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• The inaugural parade is like an extension of the president's personality, .. Dwight Eisenhower, for example. A conservative guy. A military man. Short and simple was what his inauguration parade was all about.

  Charlie Brotman

  Military, Simple, Men

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• I think it should be made clear that the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats, they have not got into bed together; they are merely sharing a room.

  Gyles Brandreth

  Thinking, Government, Together

  The News Quiz, BBC Radio 4, September 24, 2010.

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• The danger which threatens us comes from Labour...Those who think that the Conservative or Unionist Party, standing as such and disavowing its Liberal allies, could return with a working majority are living in a fools paradise and, if they persist, may easily involve themselves and the country in dangers the outcome of which it is hard to predict.

  Austen Chamberlain

  Country, Party, Thinking

  "The Impact of Labour, 1920-1924: The Beginnings of Modern British Politics" by Maurice Cowling, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, (p. 181), 1971.

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• America is a conservative country with a small "c" - they want change, but they don't want too much change too fast.

  Howard Dean

  Country, America, Want

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• There is perhaps no single factor contributing so much to people's frequent reluctance to let the market work as their inability to conceive how some necessary balance, between demand and supply, between exports and imports, or the like, will be brought about without deliberate control. The conservative feels safe and content only if he is assured that some higher wisdom watches and supervises change, only if he knows that some authority is charged with keeping the change "orderly.

  Friedrich August von Hayek

  People, Balance, Inability

  "In Memoriam: F.A. Hayek" by Virginia Postrel, reason.com. June 1992.

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