Conservative Quotes

Conservatives are but men who have learned to love the new order forced upon them by radicals. Conservatism is a state of mind resulting from a good job.

The most hopeless conservative is the leftover progressive of an earlier generation.

I do not know which makes a man more conservative to know nothing but the present, or nothing but the past.

The Tory Party used always to be known as “the stupid party”. But when Tories grow intelligent it is time to feel for your watch and count your small change.

A conservative is a man who believes that nothing should be done for the first time.

The conservative thinks of political policies as intended to preserve order, justice, and freedom. The ideologue, on the contrary, thinks of politics as a revolutionary instrument for transforming society and even transforming human nature. In his march toward Utopia, the ideologue is merciless.

Liberalism and conservatism have not just genetic roots, of course, but historical and intellectual ones. The two political philosophies were articulated in the eighteenth century in terms that would be familiar to readers of the editorial pages today, and their foundations can be traced back to the political controversies of ancient Greece. During the past […]

It’s great that we’ve got a compassionate conservative, but to me, that sounds like a Volvo with a gun rack.

A liberal and a conservative were sitting in a bar. Then Bill Gates walked in. “Hey, we’re rich!” shouted the conservative. “The average person in this bar is now worth more than a billion!” – “That’s silly,” replied the liberal. “Bill Gates raises the average, but that doesn’t make you or me any richer.” – […]

In our political life, the Argument from Intimidation is the almost exclusive method of discussion. Predominantly, today’s political debates consist of smears and apologies, or intimidation and appeasement. The first is usually (though not exclusively) practiced by the “liberals,” the second by the “conservatives.” The champions, in this respect, are the “liberal” Republicans who practice […]