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| | While [[conservatism]] has been a defining force in American politics since the dawn of the nation, modern conservatism begins with the unfettered liberalism of the New Deal. Recognizing the tremendous harm that massive government could bring, concerned Democrats and Republicans banded together behind North Carolina Senator [[Josiah Bailey]] to protest what they saw as a power grab by Roosevelt. This protest, initially titled "An Address to the People of the United States," came to be known as the "Conservative Manifesto." | | While [[conservatism]] has been a defining force in American politics since the dawn of the nation, modern conservatism begins with the unfettered liberalism of the New Deal. Recognizing the tremendous harm that massive government could bring, concerned Democrats and Republicans banded together behind North Carolina Senator [[Josiah Bailey]] to protest what they saw as a power grab by Roosevelt. This protest, initially titled "An Address to the People of the United States," came to be known as the "Conservative Manifesto." |
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| | *1. The reduction or elimination of capital gains taxes. | | *1. The reduction or elimination of capital gains taxes. |
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| | *9. An emphasis on the role of local government in providing economic relief. | | *9. An emphasis on the role of local government in providing economic relief. |
| | *10. Acknowledgment of the value of the American democratic republic and American free enterprise. | | *10. Acknowledgment of the value of the American democratic republic and American free enterprise. |
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| | ==Taking Shape: Kirk and Buckley== | | ==Taking Shape: Kirk and Buckley== |
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| | ==Genesis of a Movement== | | ==Genesis of a Movement== |
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| − | Senator [[Robert Taft]] was one of the founders of the conservative movement. He authored perhaps the most significant legislation of the 20th century, the [[Taft-Hartley Bill]], and obtained its passage over President [[Harry Truman]]'s veto. | + | Senator [[Robert Taft]] was one of the founders of the conservative movement. He authored perhaps the most significant legislation of the 20th century, the [[Taft-Hartley Act]] to preserve [[free enterprise]] against suffocating [[unionism]], and obtained its passage over President [[Harry Truman]]'s veto. |
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| | Nearly two decades later, [[Barry Goldwater]] built on free enterprise to obtain an unlikely nomination as the the [[Republican]] candidate for president in 1964. A United States Senator from Arizona, Goldwater's insistence upon conservative principles helped redefine the Republican Party, transforming it into the party of conservatism and conservatives in the early 1960s. In Goldwater's acceptance speech at the [[Republican National Convention]] in 1964, he famously declared, "I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.”<ref>http://usconservatives.about.com/od/thinkersanddoers/a/Goldwater.htm</ref> | | Nearly two decades later, [[Barry Goldwater]] built on free enterprise to obtain an unlikely nomination as the the [[Republican]] candidate for president in 1964. A United States Senator from Arizona, Goldwater's insistence upon conservative principles helped redefine the Republican Party, transforming it into the party of conservatism and conservatives in the early 1960s. In Goldwater's acceptance speech at the [[Republican National Convention]] in 1964, he famously declared, "I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.”<ref>http://usconservatives.about.com/od/thinkersanddoers/a/Goldwater.htm</ref> |