Best Great Conservative Quotes | Short & Famous Sayings

“Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others.”

Author:Aristotle

“In America, one of the great liberal documents of the world is the Declaration of Independence. One of the great conservative documents of the world is the Constitution of the United States. We need both documents to build a country. One to get it started - liberal. And the other to help maintain the structure over the years - conservative.”

“If mankind were all intellect, they would be continually changing, so that one age would be entirely unlike another. The great conservative is the heart, which remains the same in all ages; so that commonplaces of a thousand years' standing are as effective as ever.”

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Book:Passages from the English Note-books of Nathaniel Hawthorne

Source: Passages from the English Note-books of Nathaniel Hawthorne

“The basis of conservatism is a desire for less government interference or less centralized authority or more individual freedom...”

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Author:Ronald Reagan

“79 senators, including that great conservative Elizabeth Warren, said they didn't like the medical device tax, so we will go at that law - which in my view is the single worst piece of legislation passed in the last half century - in every way that we can.”

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Author:Mitch McConnell

“Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.”

“The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help.”

“Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women. It is a weapon our adversaries in today's world do not have.”

“How do you tell a communist? Well, it's someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And how do you tell an anti-Communist? It's someone who understands Marx and Lenin.”

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Book:Ronald Reagan

Source: Ronald Reagan

“I am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of itself.”

“Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!”

“A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.”

Source: The Debates in the Federal Convention of 1787: Which Framed the Constitution of the United States of America

“Have you ever wondered why Republicans are so interested in encouraging people to volunteer in their communities? It’s because volunteers work for no pay. Republicans have been trying to get people to work for no pay for a long time.”

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Book:Brain Droppings

Source: Brain Droppings

“Democracy is four wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.”

“A Conservative is a fellow who is standing athwart history yelling 'Stop!'”

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Author:William F. Buckley, Jr.

“You teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test.”

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Author:George W. Bush

“Republicans have been trying to get people to work for no pay for a long time.”

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Book:Brain Droppings

Source: Brain Droppings

“To insist on strength ... is not war-mongering. It is peace-mongering.”

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Author:Barry Goldwater

“A woman has a right to an abortion. That's a decision that's up to the pregnant woman, not up to the pope or some do-gooders or the Religious Right.”

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Book:The Conscience of a Conservative

Source: The Conscience of a Conservative

“The nine most terrifying words in the English language are "I'm from the government, and I'm here to help."”

Source: Ronald Reagan

“Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.”

Source: Calvin Coolidge, His Ideals of Citizenship as Revealed Through His Speeches and Writings

“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed. - Second Amendment to the Constitution An armed society is a polite society.”

“Look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin.”

“The great conservative insight is that order is really hard to achieve. It’s really precious, and it’s really easy to lose.”

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Author:Jonathan Haidt