#conservative

A radical generally meant a man who thought he could somehow pull up the root without affecting the flower. A conservative generally meant a man who wanted to conserve everything except his own reason for conserving anything. ↗

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

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Conservatives have a problem with women. For that matter, all men do. ↗

— Ann Coulter

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I was reared in the conservative atmosphere of a Methodist parsonage. ↗

— Countee Cullen

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I think that there is a changing wind. There are black conservatives out there, and their voices need to be heard. ↗

— Allen West

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The great thing about American women is their energy and the way they love to dress. French women don't really dress; they are too conservative, as it's always a question of money. In America, women are powerful and strong, determined. If they want to be an object, they choose to be in control. ↗

— Jean Paul Gaultier

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But you're never taught in schools - we don't teach anyone in public schools that government is the problem. We don't teach anyone in college that government is the problem - except maybe a handful of sort of unique, conservative schools. But mainstream media never talks as if government is the problem. ↗

— Jonah Goldberg

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The whole of the situation of the Conservative Party today springs from that night when they dismissed the best prime minister the country had had since Churchill. ↗

— Denis Thatcher

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These days too many of us seem inclined to cover our ears, close our eyes, and blindly follow the most narrow, conservative tenets of religion; or else seek comfort in the ancient traditions of New Age ritual. ↗

— Joan D. Vinge

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Self-professed conservatives comprise about 40% to 45% of the electorate. ↗

— Paul Weyrich

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Conservatives define themselves in terms of what they oppose. ↗

— George Will

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