Paul Weyrich Quotes
We are different from previous generations of conservatives... We are no longer working to preserve the status quo. We are radicals, working to overturn the present power structure of this country.
Weyrich, Paul. Interview. Conservative Digest, vol. 5, no. 5, May 1979, p. 2.
In 2010 a number of members of Congress were elected with the support of the Tea Party. Most of these stated publicly that they insisted that the budget should be cut and the deficit be reduced and unless these were done in sufficient satisfaction for them, they would not vote for anything even if it meant closing the government down or defaulting on the national debt. The result was a gridlocked Congress that only 12 percent of Americans thought was competent—the lowest support level since measurements of public support for Congress were made.
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Paul Michael Weyrich was an American religious conservative political activist and commentator, most notable as a figurehead of the New Right. He co-founded the conservative think tanks The Heritage Foundation, the Free Congress Foundation, and the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). He coined the term "moral majority," the name of the political action group Moral Majority that he co-founded in 1979 with Jerry Falwell.
