How do you define a "Conservative"?

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1. John Kenneth Galbraith said

“The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.”

That works for my definition.

I don't know how the right were so successful at vilifying the word "liberal." It seems like they've been defining the debate for some time. And I also disagree that we're a center-right country. People favor liberal policies when they're not identified as "liberal" (for instance, people support the idea of being able to bargain for better working conditions, as long as you don't mention the word "union.&quot