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MrScorpio

(73,765 posts)
Mon May 7, 2012, 01:32 AM May 2012

33 Quotes About Conservatives/Republicans That Liberals Should Know About [View all]

We all know what conservatives/Republicans are like. It’s just unfortunate that they don’t know it themselves. And if they do, that’s just sad. Many things have been said about conservatives, Republicans, and conservatism. Most of it, of course, is bad but true. Humorists, politicians, writers, journalists, comedians, and even US Presidents have left us with many quotes about the right wing. Here are just 33 of them. If you’re a liberal, these are well worth book marking. If you’re a conservative, the truth hurts, doesn’t it?

1. “Today’s so-called ‘conservatives’ don’t even know what the word means. They think I’ve turned liberal because I believe a woman has a right to an abortion. That’s a decision that’s up to the pregnant woman, not up to the pope or some do-gooders or the Religious Right. It’s not a conservative issue at all.”
~Barry Goldwater

2. “I cannot help fearing that men may reach a point where they look on every new theory as a danger, every innovation as a toilsome trouble, every social advance as a first step toward revolution, and that they may absolutely refuse to move at all.”
~Alexis de Tocqueville

3. “Conservatism is the blind and fear-filled worship of dead radicals.”
~Mark Twain

4. “Conservatism discards Prescription, shrinks from Principle, disavows Progress; having rejected all respect for antiquity, it offers no redress for the present, and makes no preparation for the future.”
~Benjamin Disraeli

5. “Have you ever wondered why Republicans are so interested in encouraging people to volunteer in their communities? It’s because volunteers work for no pay. Republicans have been trying to get people to work for no pay for a long time.”
~George Carlin

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I equate conservatives with usrname May 2012 #1
None of those quotes are near as damaging as what Conservatives actually say... Kalidurga May 2012 #2
Good list, but actually West said "Democrat Party" catbyte May 2012 #9
Oh great, Kalidurga May 2012 #14
Great quotes! LeftishBrit May 2012 #3
Indeed Sherman A1 May 2012 #4
+1000 6502 May 2012 #7
Galbraith had another one I love: lastlib May 2012 #10
25... Scuba May 2012 #5
Excellent quote. lumberjack_jeff May 2012 #11
Social conservatives would agree with that statement. ieoeja May 2012 #12
Excellent malaise May 2012 #6
The George Carlin one... CBHagman May 2012 #8
I actually agree with Ryan Paul BillStein May 2012 #13
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