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Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservative.
-John Stuart Mill

A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward.
-Franklin D. Roosevelt

Conservative: a statesman who is enamoured of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal, who wishes to replace them with others.
-Ambrose Bierce

As Mankind becomes more liberal, they will be more apt to allow that all those who conduct themselves as worthy members of the community are equally entitled to the protections of civil government. I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality.
-George Washington

"Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by traffic from both sides."
-Margret Thatcher

"The Democrats seem to be basically nicer people, but they have demonstrated time and again that they have the management skills of celery. They're the kind of people who'd stop to help you change a flat, but would somehow manage to set your car on fire. I would be reluctant to entrust them with a Cuisinart, let alone the economy. The Republicans, on the other hand, would know how to fix your tire, but they wouldn't bother to stop because they'd want to be on time for Ugly Pants Night at the country club."
-Dave Barry

"If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich."
-John F. Kennedy

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