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All conservatism is based upon the idea that if you leave things alone you leave them as they are. But read more
All conservatism is based upon the idea that if you leave things alone you leave them as they are. But you do not. If you leave a thing alone you leave it to a torrent of change.
The Liberals have many tails, and chase them all
The Liberals have many tails, and chase them all
Liberalism is trust of the people tempered by prudence. Conservatism is distrust of the people tempered by fear.
Liberalism is trust of the people tempered by prudence. Conservatism is distrust of the people tempered by fear.
If a conservative is a liberal who's been mugged, a liberal is a conservative who's been arrested
If a conservative is a liberal who's been mugged, a liberal is a conservative who's been arrested
If you're a liberal, anything you say is protected. If you're a conservative, anything you say is hateful.
If you're a liberal, anything you say is protected. If you're a conservative, anything you say is hateful.
Liberals tend to put the onus of your success on society and conservatives on you and your family.
Liberals tend to put the onus of your success on society and conservatives on you and your family.
To be conservative.....is to prefer the familiar to the unknown, to prefer the tried to the untried, fact to mystery, read more
To be conservative.....is to prefer the familiar to the unknown, to prefer the tried to the untried, fact to mystery, the actual to the possible, the limited to the unbounded, the near to the distant, the sufficient to the superabundant, the convenient to the perfect, present laughter to utopian bliss.
What is conservatism? Is it not adherence to the old and tried, against the new and untried
What is conservatism? Is it not adherence to the old and tried, against the new and untried
Liberals seem to assume that, if you don't believe in their particular political solutions, then you don't really care about read more
Liberals seem to assume that, if you don't believe in their particular political solutions, then you don't really care about the people that they claim to want to help