The conservative versus the ideologue

The conservative versus the ideologue December 12, 2016

 

Russell Kirk in his mid-forties
Russell Kirk (1918-1994), in 1962 (Wikimedia Commons)

 

“The conservative thinks of political policies as intended to preserve order, justice, and freedom.  The ideologue, on the contrary, thinks of politics as a revolutionary instrument for transforming society and even transforming human nature.  In his march toward Utopia, the ideologue is merciless.” 

Russell Kirk

 

 

 


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