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− | + | A '''movement conservative''' is one who recognizes and advocates across-the-board [[conservative]] principles, without exception. This is contrasted with [[Republican in name only|cafeteria, single-issue, or self-serving]] approaches. Movement conservatives, unlike cafeteria conservatives, understand that since conservative philosophy is a coherent whole, it is untenable to discard part of it without discarding all of it. '''Movement conservatives favor [[logic]] rather than self-centered behavior''' and therefore reject the teachings of [[Ayn Rand]], who considered [[selfishness]] to be logical. | |
Simply put, a movement conservative is a conservative who seeks to help others, and the nation, by explaining, advocating and defending the logical and beneficial conservative approach. A movement conservative is not primarily seeking political gain for him or herself, but advocates the insights and values of [[conservatism]] for the benefit of others. | Simply put, a movement conservative is a conservative who seeks to help others, and the nation, by explaining, advocating and defending the logical and beneficial conservative approach. A movement conservative is not primarily seeking political gain for him or herself, but advocates the insights and values of [[conservatism]] for the benefit of others. | ||
− | + | Movement conservatives include: | |
− | *[[ | + | * Activist [[Phyllis Schlafly]] |
− | * | + | * Commentator [[Pat Buchanan]] |
− | * | + | * [[Jerry Falwell]] |
− | * | + | * Supreme Court Justice [[Clarence Thomas]] |
− | * | + | * Paul Weyrich, founder of the Free Congress Foundation and co-founder of the Heritage Foundation and the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) |
− | * | + | * Columnist and economist [[Thomas Sowell]] |
− | * | + | * Congressman and [[Vice President]] nominee [[Jack Kemp]] |
− | * | + | * Activist and executive [[Steve Bannon]] |
− | * | + | * Former U.S. Ambassador to the UN [[John Bolton]] |
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− | * | + | == Honorable Mention == |
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+ | *Attorney General [[Jeff Sessions]] | ||
+ | *Former Governor of [[Alaska]] [[Sarah Palin]] | ||
+ | * U.S. Senator [[Rand Paul]] of [[Kentucky]] | ||
+ | * U.S. Senator [[Ted Cruz]] of [[Texas]] | ||
+ | * [[Ken Cuccinelli]], [[Attorney General]] of [[Virginia]] | ||
+ | * U.S. Representative for [[Iowa]]'s 4th District, [[Steve King]] | ||
+ | * U.S. Representative for [[Minnesota]]'s 6th District, [[Michele Bachmann]] | ||
+ | * Heritage President (and former Senator) [[Jim DeMint]] of [[South Carolina]] | ||
*Talk-radio host [[Rush Limbaugh]] | *Talk-radio host [[Rush Limbaugh]] | ||
− | * | + | *Activist [[Alan Keyes]] |
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*Columnist [[Ann Coulter]] | *Columnist [[Ann Coulter]] | ||
*Columnist and blogger [[Michelle Malkin]] | *Columnist and blogger [[Michelle Malkin]] | ||
− | * | + | *U.S. Senator [[Mike Lee]] of [[Utah]] |
+ | * Commentator and TV anchor [[Sean Hannity]] | ||
+ | * Commentator and TV anchor [[Tucker Carlson]] | ||
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+ | == Deceased == | ||
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+ | *[[Saint Paul|St. Paul]], author of the greatest number of letters in the [[New Testament]] | ||
+ | *Irish Statesman [[Edmund Burke]], who served in the British Parliament at the time of the [[American Revolution]] | ||
+ | *U.S. Senator [[Jesse Helms]] of [[North Carolina]] | ||
+ | *President [[Ronald Reagan]] | ||
+ | *Congressman [[John Ashbrook]] | ||
+ | *Congressman [[Larry McDonald]], M.D., who died on board of the [[KAL 007]] flight when it was shot down by [[Soviets]]. | ||
+ | *Journalist [[Robert Novak]] | ||
+ | *Author [[William F. Buckley]] | ||
+ | *Liberty University founder [[Jerry Falwell]] | ||
+ | *U.S. Senator [[Robert Taft]] of [[Ohio]] | ||
+ | *Political theorist [[Russell Kirk]] | ||
*Supreme Court Justice [[Antonin Scalia]] | *Supreme Court Justice [[Antonin Scalia]] | ||
− | * | + | *Howard Phillips |
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Conservative Movement]] | *[[Conservative Movement]] | ||
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+ | == References == | ||
+ | <references/> | ||
{{Conservatism}} | {{Conservatism}} | ||
+ | [[Category:Conservative]] |
Revision as of 17:47, October 22, 2017
A movement conservative is one who recognizes and advocates across-the-board conservative principles, without exception. This is contrasted with cafeteria, single-issue, or self-serving approaches. Movement conservatives, unlike cafeteria conservatives, understand that since conservative philosophy is a coherent whole, it is untenable to discard part of it without discarding all of it. Movement conservatives favor logic rather than self-centered behavior and therefore reject the teachings of Ayn Rand, who considered selfishness to be logical.
Simply put, a movement conservative is a conservative who seeks to help others, and the nation, by explaining, advocating and defending the logical and beneficial conservative approach. A movement conservative is not primarily seeking political gain for him or herself, but advocates the insights and values of conservatism for the benefit of others.
Movement conservatives include:
- Activist Phyllis Schlafly
- Commentator Pat Buchanan
- Jerry Falwell
- Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas
- Paul Weyrich, founder of the Free Congress Foundation and co-founder of the Heritage Foundation and the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)
- Columnist and economist Thomas Sowell
- Congressman and Vice President nominee Jack Kemp
- Activist and executive Steve Bannon
- Former U.S. Ambassador to the UN John Bolton
Honorable Mention
- Attorney General Jeff Sessions
- Former Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin
- U.S. Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky
- U.S. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas
- Ken Cuccinelli, Attorney General of Virginia
- U.S. Representative for Iowa's 4th District, Steve King
- U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 6th District, Michele Bachmann
- Heritage President (and former Senator) Jim DeMint of South Carolina
- Talk-radio host Rush Limbaugh
- Activist Alan Keyes
- Columnist Ann Coulter
- Columnist and blogger Michelle Malkin
- U.S. Senator Mike Lee of Utah
- Commentator and TV anchor Sean Hannity
- Commentator and TV anchor Tucker Carlson
Deceased
- St. Paul, author of the greatest number of letters in the New Testament
- Irish Statesman Edmund Burke, who served in the British Parliament at the time of the American Revolution
- U.S. Senator Jesse Helms of North Carolina
- President Ronald Reagan
- Congressman John Ashbrook
- Congressman Larry McDonald, M.D., who died on board of the KAL 007 flight when it was shot down by Soviets.
- Journalist Robert Novak
- Author William F. Buckley
- Liberty University founder Jerry Falwell
- U.S. Senator Robert Taft of Ohio
- Political theorist Russell Kirk
- Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia
- Howard Phillips
See also
References
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