“Government is like fire: a useful servant and a terrible master.”
Indeed. You would think Conservatives (of which I am one) would know that the libertarian approach of minimizing government is the only way to advance Conservatism.
Government is innately anti-conservative.
For example (talked about on another thread going), in Europe they are outlawing Jewish circumcision -— only an issue because people stupidly gave away parental rights and power to the government —— you know “for the children.”
There is a story about a Moyle (rabbi who performs Jewish Circumcisions) who had a clock in his office window.
A gentleman enters his office, and asked to get his watch repaired.
The Rabbi explained that he didn’t repair watchs or clocks.
“But you have a clock on display in your window!”
“If you were a moyle, what would you put in your window?”