Conservative quotes
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Conservatism
- I am a Conservative to preserve all that is good in our constitution, a Radical to remove all that is bad. — Benjamin Disraeli, in a speech at High Wycombe, England (27 November 1832); published in Selected Speeches of the Late Right Honourable the Earl of Beaconsfield, ed. T. E. Kebbel (1882), volume 1, p. 8.
- The real division is not between conservatives and revolutionaries but between authoritarians and libertarians. — George Orwell, in a letter to Malcolm Muggeridge (4 December 1948), published in Malcolm Muggeridge : A Life (1980) by Ian Hunter.
America
- "Every manly icon the West has ever admired has embodied the very spirit of American independence." — Steven Crowder
Pro-Life
- "The greatest destroyer of peace is abortion." — Mother Teresa
Freedom
- "If our freedom is taken, the American dream will wither and die." — Rand Paul
- "The society that puts equality before freedom will end up with neither; the society that puts freedom before equality will end up with a great measure of both" — Milton Friedman
- "Freedom incurs responsibility. That is why many men fear it" — George Bernard Shaw
- "Freedom is one of the deepest and noblest aspirations of the human spirit" — Ronald Reagan
Economy
- "In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes." — Benjamin Franklin
- "If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat." — Bible (2 Thessalonians 3:10)
- The failure of capitalism is still much better than the success of socialism — Garry Kasparov
- "If you don't believe in winning, you don't believe in free enterprise, capitalism, our way of life." — Tom Landry
- "Doing well is the result of doing good. That's what capitalism is all about." — Ralph Waldo Emerson
- "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime." — Maimonides
Individuality
- "Liberals don't believe in the ultimate concept of self-reliance, which is why they look to the government for stability." — Steven Crowder
- "Individuals can spend their money more wisely, efficiently and more humanely than can government." — Larry Elder
Anti-Materialism
- "The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart." — Helen Keller
Legislature
- Now and then an innocent man is sent to the legislature. — Kin Hubbard, in Marching To Zion, p. 52
- No man's life, liberty or property are safe while the Legislature is in session. — Saying quoted by Gideon J. Tucker, Surrogate, in 1866 report of the final accounting in the estate of A. B. New York Surrogate Reports, 1 Tucker (N. Y. Surr.) 249 (1866).
Early voting
- "I guess I really actually feel we shouldn't contort the voting process to accommodate the urban — read African-American — voter-turnout machine." — Doug Preisse, Franklin County Republican Party chairman
Voter ID
- "Voter ID, which is gonna allow Governor Romney to win the state of Pennsylvania: done!" — Mike Turzai, Republican House Majority Leader in Pennsylvania
Homosexuality
- "Homosexuality is death, and I choose life." — Michael Glatze
Achievement
- "Being realistic is the most common path to mediocrity" — Will Smith
- "No dream is too big. No challenge is too great. Nothing we want for our future is beyond our reach." — Donald Trump
- "In the end, you're measured not by how much you undertake but by what you finally accomplish." — Donald Trump
- "I believe in being an innovator." — Walt Disney
- "All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them." — Walt Disney
- "If you can build a business up big enough, it's respectable" — Will Rogers
Religion
- "If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under." — Ronald Reagan
- "We are never defeated unless we give up on God." — Ronald Reagan
- "I'd like to thank the good Lord for making me a Yankee." — Joe DiMaggio
- "I have nothing to ask for, thanks to God. Everything I have, God has given me." — Mariano Rivera
- "I demand my kids be respectful, responsible and grateful. And they have to love the Lord with all their hearts." — Mariano Rivera
Values
- "Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil." — C.S. Lewis
- "Good morals lead to good laws." — Chuck Norris
- "There's a lot to be done; I just see a total moral decay in our society." — Chuck Norris
- "The time is always right to do what is right." — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Kindness
- "When I was young I used to admire intelligent people; as I grow older, I admire kind people" — Abraham Joshua Heschel
Justice
- "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Family
- "I always knew I wanted a family because of the way I grew up. Family has always been the most important thing." — Penelope Cruz
See also
- Essay:Conservative quotes on American patriotism, preparedness, firearms and religion
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