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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
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.
Liberals are very broadminded: they are always willing to give careful consideration to both sides of the same side
Liberals are very broadminded: they are always willing to give careful consideration to both sides of the same side
The Liberals have many tails, and chase them all
The Liberals have many tails, and chase them all
Conservatism is the blind and fear-filled worship of dead radicals
Conservatism is the blind and fear-filled worship of dead radicals
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
A man who has both feet planted firmly in the air can be safely called a liberal as opposed to read more
A man who has both feet planted firmly in the air can be safely called a liberal as opposed to the conservative, who has both feet firmly planted in his mouth
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.
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.
