Here is an Emerson quote that pretty much sums up Conservatism

[Quixote1818]

From a Man who stood up for the rights of Blacks and Woman long before those of faith did.

"Conservatism makes no poetry, breathes no prayer, has no invention; it is all memory. Reform has no gratitude, no prudence, no husbandry." Emerson


Basically, conservatism could translate to this:


9/11, 9/11, 9/11, Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan, Ronald Reagan

[SeattleGirl]

1. And terra terra terra, fear fear fear. n/t

[Big Blue Marble]

8. And remember greed, greed, greed. n/t

[ColbertWatcher]

2. Is this a game to pick the new GOP Slogan?

My pick is:

Parts of the Bible,
Parts of the Constitution
Forget everything else.

or

History is for those who can't buy P.R.

[DeSwiss]

3. K&R!!!

Maybe you'll like these as well:

Alfred E. Wiggam: A conservative is a man who believes that nothing should be done for the first time.

Elbert Hubbard: A conservative is a man who is too cowardly to fight and too fat to run.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt: A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward.

John Kenneth Galbraith: The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.

John Stuart Mill: Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives.

Mort Sahl: Liberals feel unworthy of their possessions. Conservatives feel they deserve everything they've stolen.

Ralph Waldo Emerson: Reform is affirmative, conservatism negative; conservatism goes for comfort, reform for truth.

Wendy Kaminer: A liberal is a conservative who's been arrested. A conservative is a liberal who's been mugged.

William E. Gladstone : Liberalism is trust of the people, tempered by prudence; conservatism, distrust of people, tempered by fear.

Benjamin Disraeli: A Conservative Government is an organized hypocrisy.

[nonconformist]

4. Great quotes! I especially like the Galbraith one.

K & R

[Quixote1818]

6. A lot of great quotes there! nt

[pleah]

5. Cool.

[Hidden Stillness]

7. Not Understanding Your OP on one Point

Your phrase "long before those of faith did" makes no sense. You are aware that Emerson was a Unitarian minister, aren't you? Am I not understanding your point?

[Quixote1818]

9. True, I meant "Traditional Christianity".

I was trying to avoid sounding like a Christian basher. When I said "faith" I was referring to the early Christians in the U.S. who were fighting against womans rights and for slavery.