quotations about conservatives
Liberals feel unworthy of their possessions. Conservatives feel they deserve everything they've stolen.
MORT SAHL
attributed, Moments of Clarity
Liberalism is an attitude rather than a set of dogmas--an attitude that insists upon questioning all plausible and self-evident propositions, seeking not to reject them but to find out what evidence there is to support them rather than their possible alternatives. This open eye for possible alternatives which need to be scrutinized before we can determine which is the best grounded is profoundly disconcerting to all conservatives.... Conservatism clings to what has been established, fearing that, once we begin to question the beliefs we have inherited, all the values of life will be destroyed.
MORRIS RAPHAEL COHEN
The Faith of a Liberal
I never meant to say that the conservatives are generally stupid. I meant to say that stupid people are generally Conservative. I believe that is so obviously and universally admitted a principle that I hardly think any gentleman will deny it.
JOHN STUART MILL
letter to Conservative MP John Pakington, March 1866
For me, one of the most disturbing elements of the right wing's political agenda is that it believes that there is one correct spiritual and moral path for all people to follow. The danger inherent in this is its explicit refusal to accept anyone who happens to lead a different lifestyle, and the condemnation of those who differ.
BARBRA STREISAND
The Advocate, Aug. 17, 1999
Clinging to any form of conservatism can be dangerous. Become too conservative and you are unprepared for surprises.
FRANK HERBERT
Chapterhouse: Dune