To: goldstategop
"If you analyze it I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism. I think conservatism is really a misnomer just as liberalism is a misnomer for the liberalsif we were back in the days of the Revolution, so-called conservatives today would be the Liberals and the liberals would be the Tories. The basis of conservatism is a desire for less government interference or less centralized authority or more individual freedom and this is a pretty general description also of what libertarianism is." - Ronald Reagan
29 posted on
11/16/2006 9:30:42 AM PST by
dfwgator
To: dfwgator
No conservative embraces pure libertarianism. It has a small following among American voters. Name the last time the Libertarian Party won an election.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus
42 posted on
11/16/2006 9:34:11 AM PST by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: dfwgator
The basis of conservatism is a desire for less government interference or less centralized authority or more individual freedom...It's sad that so many who call themselves "conservative" today don't seem to grasp that concept.
84 posted on
11/16/2006 9:49:23 AM PST by
mgstarr
To: dfwgator
"If you analyze it I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism. I think conservatism is really a misnomer just as liberalism is a misnomer for the liberalsif we were back in the days of the Revolution, so-called conservatives today would be the Liberals and the liberals would be the Tories. The basis of conservatism is a desire for less government interference or less centralized authority or more individual freedom and this is a pretty general description also of what libertarianism is." - Ronald Reagan Thanks for reminding us of this quote.
221 posted on
11/16/2006 8:02:27 PM PST by
lakey
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