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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 | + | Movement conservatives include: |
| + | *[[Irish]] Statesman [[Edmund Burke]], who sided with the American colonists while in the British Parliament at the time of the [[American Revolution]] | ||
| + | *Activist [[Phyllis Schlafly]] | ||
| + | *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]] | ||
| + | *Liberty University founder [[Jerry Falwell]] | ||
| + | *U.S. Senator [[Robert Taft]] of [[Ohio]] | ||
| + | *Political theorist [[Russell Kirk]] | ||
| + | * [[Paul Weyrich]], founder of the Free Congress Foundation and co-founder of the Heritage Foundation and the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) | ||
| + | * Congressman and [[Vice President]] nominee [[Jack Kemp]] | ||
* Commentator [[Pat Buchanan]] | * Commentator [[Pat Buchanan]] | ||
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* Columnist and economist [[Thomas Sowell]] | * Columnist and economist [[Thomas Sowell]] | ||
| − | * | + | * Former [[Alabama]] Supreme Court Chief Justice [[Roy Moore]] |
| − | + | *[[Saint Paul|St. Paul]], author of the greatest number of letters in the [[New Testament]] | |
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== Honorable Mention == | == Honorable Mention == | ||
| + | * [[Stephen Miller]], top advisor to President [[Donald Trump]] | ||
| + | *U.S. Senator [[Jesse Helms]] of [[North Carolina]] | ||
| + | * Supreme Court Justice [[Clarence Thomas]] | ||
| + | * President [[Ronald Reagan]] | ||
* Attorney General [[Jeff Sessions]] | * Attorney General [[Jeff Sessions]] | ||
* Former Governor of [[Alaska]] [[Sarah Palin]] | * Former Governor of [[Alaska]] [[Sarah Palin]] | ||
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* Commentator and TV anchor [[Tucker Carlson]] | * Commentator and TV anchor [[Tucker Carlson]] | ||
* U.S. Representative for [[Georgia]]'s 9th District, [[Doug Collins]] | * U.S. Representative for [[Georgia]]'s 9th District, [[Doug Collins]] | ||
| − | + | * U.S. Senator [[Marsha Blackburn]] of [[Tennessee]] | |
| − | + | * [[South Dakota]] Governor [[Kristi Noem]] | |
| − | + | * Activist and executive [[Steve Bannon]] | |
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*Supreme Court Justice [[Antonin Scalia]] | *Supreme Court Justice [[Antonin Scalia]] | ||
*[[Howard Phillips]] | *[[Howard Phillips]] | ||
| − | * | + | *Author [[William F. Buckley]] |
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Conservative Movement]] | *[[Conservative Movement]] | ||
Revision as of 02:07, December 15, 2020
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:
- Irish Statesman Edmund Burke, who sided with the American colonists while in the British Parliament at the time of the American Revolution
- Activist Phyllis Schlafly
- 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
- Liberty University founder Jerry Falwell
- U.S. Senator Robert Taft of Ohio
- Political theorist Russell Kirk
- Paul Weyrich, founder of the Free Congress Foundation and co-founder of the Heritage Foundation and the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)
- Congressman and Vice President nominee Jack Kemp
- Commentator Pat Buchanan
- Columnist and economist Thomas Sowell
- Former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore
- St. Paul, author of the greatest number of letters in the New Testament
Honorable Mention
- Stephen Miller, top advisor to President Donald Trump
- U.S. Senator Jesse Helms of North Carolina
- Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas
- President Ronald Reagan
- Attorney General Jeff Sessions
- Former Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin
- Ken Cuccinelli, Attorney General of Virginia
- U.S. Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky
- U.S. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas
- U.S. Senator Joni Ernst of Iowa
- Former U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 6th District, Michele Bachmann
- U.S. Representative for Iowa's 4th District, Steve King
- U.S. Representative for Ohio's 4th District, Jim Jordan
- 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
- Commentator and TV anchor Sean Hannity
- Commentator and TV anchor Tucker Carlson
- U.S. Representative for Georgia's 9th District, Doug Collins
- U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee
- South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem
- Activist and executive Steve Bannon
- Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia
- Howard Phillips
- Author William F. Buckley
See also
References
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