| | [[File:Larry McDonald.jpg|thumb|right|Conservative Rep. [[Larry McDonald]] (D-GA), shot down by the [[communist]] [[Soviet Union]] in [[KAL007]].]] | | [[File:Larry McDonald.jpg|thumb|right|Conservative Rep. [[Larry McDonald]] (D-GA), shot down by the [[communist]] [[Soviet Union]] in [[KAL007]].]] |
| | [[File:Robert A. taft painting.jpg|thumb|right|225px|Sen. [[Robert A. Taft]], prominent leader of the [[Old Right]].]] | | [[File:Robert A. taft painting.jpg|thumb|right|225px|Sen. [[Robert A. Taft]], prominent leader of the [[Old Right]].]] |
| − | 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 [[charity]] and [[logic]] rather than self-centered behavior''''' and therefore reject the teachings of [[Ayn Rand]], who advocated [[selfishness]]. | + | 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 [[charity]] and [[logic]] rather than self-centered behavior''''' and therefore reject the teachings of [[Ayn Rand]], who advocated [[selfishness]], and reject the [[liberal agenda]]. |
| | Simply put, a movement conservative is a [[conservative]] who seeks to help others, and the nation, by 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 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. |