Julius Evola Quotes

A conservative is one who admires radicals centuries after they're dead.

I've been a conservative my whole life. There is nothing hard-right or far-right about anything. I just believe in ideas and that ideas matter in history, and that's my background, and that's the way I'd like to be portrayed.

[Conservatism is:] using solutions that have worked in the past and applying them to solve the problems of the present.

Conservative politics are not an a la carte menu.

What brought Conservatism into existence was the French Revolution.

As an ideology - and certainly as a political identity - conservatism is less popular than the very principles and values it stands for.

I'm not a moderniser. I accept that things like escalators do need an upgrade every now and then, but I think the fundamental principles of Conservatism have a long thread running through them that does not need to be modernised.

In reality, anyone can call themselves a conservative. There is no secret handshake or written test to prove your bona fides. But the true conservative reaches outcomes by respecting and heeding to well-developed, sound principles.

My party has historically nominated someone who's a mainstream conservative.

In terms of the conservative movement, I do think it would be foolish to deny that Trump has exposed certain aspects of that movement as less healthy than I thought or hoped.

I've had a very long career of being conservative.

I'm trying to uphold what was true about conservatism. I consider myself a Reagan conservative.

At its core, conservatism is not an anti-government movement, and it's not a no-government movement.

What drew me to conservatism years ago was the fact that it gave discipline a slightly higher status than virtue. This meant it could not be subverted by passing notions of the good.

As someone who has spent much of my life identifying as a conservative, I can't stand what American conservatism has become.

Contributing to GOP unity, Pence is a churchgoing evangelical family man.

It's often been said that conservatism is successful because it chimes with these basic human instincts. It's time for us to ask fundamental questions about what the Conservative Party is for, and what it actually believes.

Conservatives are wary of change. We have respect for things that have lasted a long time and have been proved to work. When things need changing, we should make the changes with respect to all the reasons why those things worked originally as well as the reasons why amendment is necessary.

One of my goals in life is to watch political correctness shrivel up and die (as it should be for any true conservative).

Essential to the self-image of conservatives is the notion that they are enemies of an established orthodoxy, insurgents against the dogmatic political correctness that predominates on the Left.

Conservative beliefs are not based on personal whims or feelings or polls but rather anchored in defensible core, time-tested positions. It's what makes a conservative somewhat boring compared to the liberal, independent, or populist.

Real conservatives are in favour of all kinds of unelected power and authority.

I am a Conservative, so I don't wish to be seen as a rebel, particularly, at all.

I will ensure the conservative legacy and leadership of Tom Price, Johnny Isakson, and Newt Gingrich will continue.

I am a proud conservative.