Like Aristotle, conservatives generally accept the world as it is; they distrust the politics of abstract reason – that is, reason divorced from experience.

When I feed the poor, they call me a saint, but when I ask why the poor are hungry, they call me a communist. Dom Helder Camara – one of the great prophets of Christian...

It’s a conservative district, but not hard right. I happen to think a Republican will win eventually, but this could be interesting. Francine Busby could end up doing better than anybody expected.

As you get bigger and your customer base gets as older, you’re forced to become stodgy and conservative.

This just goes to show that she is not a Republican. She does not adhere to conservative principles of governance.

In philosophy seminars, the choice is usually between good and evil. In the real world, however, the choice is often between a bad guy and a worse guy.

What never fails inside the mind of an intellectual never works outside the confines of his head. The world’s stubborn refusal to vindicate the intellectual’s theories serves as proof of humanity’s irrationality, not his own....

Service is the rent we pay for the life we have been given.

Does rejecting feminism mean rejecting women’s equality? No, because that’s not what feminism is about. Rejecting feminism means recognizing that women don’t need feminism to make them equal to men because they already are equal–just...

Plato argued that good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will always find a way around law. By pretending that procedure will get rid of corruption, we...

The primary function of myth is to validate an existing social order. Myth enshrines conservative social values, raising tradition on a pedestal. It expresses and confirms, rather than explains or questions, the sources of cultural...

The foundation of morality on the human sentiments of what is acceptable behavior versus repulsive behavior has always made morals susceptible to change. Much of what was repulsive 100 years ago is normal today, and...

My instinct would say probably not. My guess is to be a little bit more sure and little more conservative so we don’t have a relapse. That’s kind of something we have to look at.

I think he has really energized some of the conservative base in the Republican Party.

Our new conservative 1999 Dow target is 12,000/12,300 based solely on the fact that interest rate concerns are behind us for a while and now we have improved earnings expectations ahead of us.

The narrow, no-nonsense skeptic is every bit as naive as the breezy-brained New Age believer.

These are just slush funds for conservative interest groups. These organizations would not be in existence if not for the federal dollars coming through.

The left wants, needs, loves, and exacerbates violent conflict. The question is…why?…Conservatives generally want policy discussions because we disagree with liberals. Liberals need gutter politics because they despise conservatives personally.

He will nominate a solid conservative, … If he doesn’t, he will pay an enormous price. Without the support of his conservative base, his approval rating falls into the 20s and 30s.

I thought of John Roberts as a peace offering. President Bush could have nominated someone much more conservative.

The airlines had been too conservative in increasing fares. It’s long overdue.

There is a legitimate argument over whether the death penalty effectively deters violent crime, although my personal observation is that not one of the criminals who have been executed over the years has ever killed...

I just want to go out there and not be so conservative and just get after it. Drop back, make my reads, throw the ball and be confident.

[Marvin Olasky, a conservative Christian writer who has been a strong Bush supporter, explained his sympathy for Miers.] Maybe it’s the judicial implications of her evangelical faith, unseen on the court in recent decades, …...

I don’t think he’s a conservative ideologue,

A conservative believes nothing should be done for the first time.

These capitalists generally act harmoniously and in concert, to fleece the people”– –

One of the Christian’s biggest fears is appearing ‘too Christian’. God forbid, because that’s often characterized as god-awful! We want to be one, but without being ‘one of them’.

I’m a conservative Jew, which means I don’t do everything.

We’re operating very close to the conservative end of undersea habitation. The challenges go up exponentially as you go deeper.

Political tags — such as royalist, communist, democrat, populist, fascist, liberal, conservative, and so forth — are never basic criteria. The human race divides politically into those who want people to be controlled and those...

The idea of a Conservative government is as appealing as the prospects of re-electing the Liberals. Some might consider this a major accomplishment. Conservatives might consider it faint praise.

We are seeing a conservative high tide which is a reaction to several things, but a common view that Muslim liberals have taken things too far.

He may be closest to what activists regard as a conservative.

Some fellows get credit for being conservative when they are only stupid

It may now be too late for a party of the right – squeezed between ‘cultural conservative’ and ‘libertarian’ forces – to re-emerge as an undisputed voice of opposition,

John is genuinely conservative. He’s also a nice guy and very smart and would be a very effective (Supreme Court) justice. As a Democrat, that doesn’t fill me with a complete sense of satisfaction.

Good for you, you have a heart, you can be a liberal. Now, couple your heart with your brain, and you can be a conservative.

[Nader mocked Bush as] the giant corporation in the White House masquerading as a human being … stomping both conservative and liberal values alike.

There’s definitely uncertainty and unease among consumers. And whenever that happens, the reaction is to be more conservative.

Baytown’s a pretty conservative place, … Maybe it wasn’t time for all that.

The quarter was good. Outlook was conservative for the full year which is good and we like the first-quarter guidance, … I’d rather they start out conservatively (for the full year) and be able to...

A distaste for the new is not always fear of the unknown, but sometimes ambition. Some people don’t like the new way simply because they never got a chance to master the old way.

My illness helped me to see that what was missing in society is what was missing in me: a little heart, a lot of brotherhood. The ’80s were about acquiring — acquiring wealth, power, prestige....

This is a very reactionary, very conservative group, and they are scaring people in Europe.

As the clear and active Republican front runner for 2008, McCain is not just a conservative. Otherwise why would he be so controversial among the party’s base?

Of all the varieties of virtues, liberalism is the most beloved.

From a social-conservative standpoint, he would be way down at the bottom of the heap. At least Romney is trying to flip-flop. Giuliani doesn’t even bother to flip-flop.

The stock split will really attract more investors. Their outlook for this year looks a bit conservative.

In the Reagan administration, in his earlier work, he seemed to try to out-conservative some of the conservatives on issues involving gender discrimination, environmental matters, and individual rights versus the government, … What I’m interested...