John Podhoretz Quotes

I've always been a conservative first.

I think that, especially among conservatives, there's a clear understanding that there are three legs to the conservative stool. There are the free-market economics conservatives, the social conservatives, and the national-security conservatives.

I am a Reagan Republican.

I am a Republican because of my military background, my pro-life beliefs, my support for the Second Amendment, and my belief that government should not grow excessively.

I believe in most of the things Republicans stand for.

It's time for conservative Americans to do what Reagan did.

It's time for conservative Americans to right the ship again.

I'm a conservative Republican.

I'm a political conservative.

I believe I was sent to Washington to fight for and defend our traditional values of smaller government, lower taxes, a strong national defense, and the lives of the unborn.

I would consider myself a Reagan Republican.

We have to have somebody that will express conservative views, of course, and I'm looking for somebody that is very Reaganesque. Someone that can reach all aspects of our voting population here in America.

The Republicans have a very traditional focus over and over again whether or not it's worked.

Well, look, I'm as Tea Party as it gets.

I'm a Ronald Reagan conservative, I'm an economic conservative, I'm strong military. But I also voice and speak and work hard on the social issues.

For me, I think being a conservative means you are focused on all four key principles: strong defense, lower taxes, less spending, and defending traditional American values.

I like to say I'm more conservative than Goldwater. He just wanted to turn the clock back to when there was no income tax.

Conservative policies have on the whole worked - insofar as any set of policies can be said to 'work' in the real world. Conservatives of the Reagan-Bush-Gingrich-Bush years have a fair amount to be proud of.

I represent what I think is a traditional Republican... a limited government, fiscal responsibility, strong national defense, individual freedom and liberty.

Since the presidency of Ronald Reagan, conservatives have succeeded by adhering to a platform that rests firmly on three legs: smaller government, faith and family, and a strong national defense. These three legs do not merely represent a political coalition; they are three necessary components of a strong and secure America.

A Conservative is a fellow who is standing athwart history yelling 'Stop!'

I am very much a Republican.

I'm instinctively a Conservative.

I have a lot of conservative views on a lot of things.

Our funding is based on our support of ideas like limited government, individual rights and a strong defense.