Difference between revisions of "Movement conservative"
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| − | *Activist [[Phyllis Schlafly]] | + | * Activist [[Phyllis Schlafly]] |
| − | *Supreme Court Justice [[Clarence Thomas]] | + | * Supreme Court Justice [[Clarence Thomas]] |
| − | *Commentator [[Pat Buchanan]] | + | * Commentator [[Pat Buchanan]] |
| − | *[[Ken Cuccinelli]], [[Attorney General]] of [[Virginia]] | + | * U.S. Senator [[Rand Paul]] of [[Kentucky]] |
| − | *U.S. Representative for [[Iowa]]'s 4th District, [[Steve King]] | + | * U.S. Senator [[Ted Cruz]] of [[Texas]] |
| − | *U.S. Representative for [[Minnesota]]'s 6th District, [[Michele Bachmann | + | * Supreme Court Justice [[Clarence Thomas]] |
| − | + | * Columnist and economist [[Thomas Sowell]] | |
| − | + | * [[Ken Cuccinelli]], [[Attorney General]] of [[Virginia]] | |
| − | *Heritage President (and former Senator) [[Jim DeMint]] of [[South Carolina | + | * U.S. Representative for [[Iowa]]'s 4th District, [[Steve King]] |
| − | + | * U.S. Representative for [[Minnesota]]'s 6th District, [[Michele Bachmann]] | |
| + | * Heritage President (and former Senator) [[Jim DeMint]] of [[South Carolina]] | ||
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*President [[Ronald Reagan]] | *President [[Ronald Reagan]] | ||
*Congressman [[John Ashbrook]] | *Congressman [[John Ashbrook]] | ||
| − | *Congressman [[Larry McDonald]], M.D., who died on board of the [[KAL 007]] flight when it was shot down by Soviets. | + | *Congressman [[Larry McDonald]], M.D., who died on board of the [[KAL 007]] flight when it was shot down by [[Soviets]]. |
*Journalist [[Robert Novak]] | *Journalist [[Robert Novak]] | ||
*Author [[William F. Buckley]] | *Author [[William F. Buckley]] | ||
Revision as of 06:39, April 14, 2014
A movement conservative is one who supports all or nearly all conservative principles with a coherent philosophy, and who advances broad conservative goals both individually and through teamwork. This is contrasted with cafeteria, or single-issue, or self-serving approaches. Movement conservatives, unlike cafeteria conservatives, understand that since conservative philosophy is a coherent whole, it is untenable to discard part of it without discarding all of it. Movement conservatives favor logic rather than self-centered behavior and therefore reject the teachings of Ayn Rand, who considered selfishness to be logical.
Simply put, a movement conservative is a conservative who seeks to help others, and the nation, by explaining, advocating and defending the logical and beneficial conservative approach. A movement conservative is not primarily seeking political gain for him or herself, but advocates the insights and values of conservatism for the benefit of others.
Movement conservatives include:
- Activist Phyllis Schlafly
- Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas
- Commentator Pat Buchanan
- U.S. Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky
- U.S. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas
- Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas
- Columnist and economist Thomas Sowell
- Ken Cuccinelli, Attorney General of Virginia
- U.S. Representative for Iowa's 4th District, Steve King
- U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 6th District, Michele Bachmann
- Heritage President (and former Senator) Jim DeMint of South Carolina
Honorable Mention
- Former Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin
- Talk-radio host Rush Limbaugh
- Activist Alan Keyes
- Columnist Ann Coulter
- Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia
- Columnist and blogger Michelle Malkin
- U.S. Senator Mike Lee of Utah
Deceased
- St. Paul, author of the greatest number of letters in the New Testament
- Irish Statesman Edmund Burke, who served in the British Parliament at the time of the American Revolution
- U.S. Senator Jesse Helms of North Carolina
- President Ronald Reagan
- Congressman John Ashbrook
- Congressman Larry McDonald, M.D., who died on board of the KAL 007 flight when it was shot down by Soviets.
- Journalist Robert Novak
- Author William F. Buckley
- Liberty University founder Jerry Falwell
- U.S. Senator Robert Taft of Ohio
- Political theorist Russell Kirk
See also
References
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