“Conservatism is sometimes a symptom of sterility. Those who have nothing in them that can grow and develop must cling to what they have in beliefs, ideas and possessions. The sterile radical, too, is basically conservative. He is afraid to let go of the ideas and beliefs he picked up in his youth lest his life be seen as empty and wasted.” IdeasSometimesLife IsBeliefGrowsSocietyYouthLetting GoEmptyConservativePossessionRadicalSymptomsConservatism Book:The Passionate State of Mind Source: The Passionate State of Mind
“Women tend to be conservative in youth and get more radical as they get older because they lose power with age. So, if a young woman is not a feminist, I say, just wait.” IfsAgeYoungWaitingLosesFeminismYouthConservativeFeministRadicalYoung Women Author:Gloria Steinem
“Ask a fellow if he favors organized prayer in the public schools. If he says 'No' he's a liberal. If he says 'Yes' he's a conservative. If he says, 'Public schools? The Constitution grants the government no power to run any mandatory tax-funded youth propaganda camps,' you have your hands on the wily libertarian.” IfsHandsGovernmentRunningSchoolAsksPrayerYouthTaxesConstitutionFellowsConservativeLibertarianFavorsPropagandaOrganizedGrantsCampsPublic School Author:Vin Suprynowicz
“A lot of youth today have become very narrow and conservative in a way, whereas we in the older generation are kind of living it.” WayKindTodayGenerationsYouthConservativeOlder Generation Author:Marc Almond
“Of course we can talk about the radical potential of youth. But in the U.S. it is still the case that most youth are conservative and not very sympathetic to the working class.” StillsCoursesClassCasesYouthConservativeRadicalWorking ClassSympathetic Author:Michael Yates