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I am not sure just what "conservative solutions" will be required that is different from the past. I remember a phrase that goes, There is nothing new under the sun.

Well, let me just leave you with a couple of examples.

Abolitionists were called Radical Republicans, not conservative Republicans.

And it is no longer easy to find conservatives who oppose women's suffrage.

Conservative thought changes.

And I just can't count the number of times that I've seen someone at this forum post the opinion that we need to pursue the foreign policy described by Washington in his Farewell Address. And maybe someday we should. However, you can be absolutely certain that we're not going to pursue such a policy in the world that we're living in right now.

And history does not teach us that governments are inclined to become smaller during wars.

And history does not teach us that wars are a real boon for civil liberties.

The libertarians may someday have their day. But it isn't likely to be anytime soon.

[Don Myers]

I haven't done a real study in American conservatism; however, in just thinking about it, I believe that American conservatism has its roots in spiritual values and standards. I think that we have gotten away from those roots. There are conservatives who give no thought to intangibles such as morality. As long as the stock market looks good, these conservatives are happy. Then, there are conservatives who pay little attention to the stock market, but the intangibles matter to them. Maybe, conservatism is evolving, or maybe it is simply dying with new thought, standards, and values taking its place. Time will tell.