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| | [[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''' advocates for across-the-board [[conservative]] principles, without exception. This contrasts with [[Republican in name only|cafeteria, single-issue, or self-serving]] approaches. Movement conservatives, unlike cafeteria conservatives, understand that conservative philosophy is a coherent whole, and thus 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 fully oppose the [[liberal]] agenda. | + | A '''movement conservative''' advocates for across-the-board [[conservative]] principles, in contrast with [[Republican in name only|cafeteria, single-issue, or self-serving]] approaches. Movement conservatives embrace conservative philosophy as a coherent whole. '''''Movement conservatives favor [[charity]] and [[logic]] rather than self-centered behavior''''' and therefore reject the [[liberal agenda]] and the teachings of [[Ayn Rand]], who advocated for [[selfishness]]. |
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| − | 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.
| + | A movement conservative seeks to help others and the nation by advocating for the logical, entirely conservative approach. A movement conservative is not primarily seeking political gain for himself or herself, but strives for the insights and values of [[conservatism]] for the benefit of all. |
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| | Movement conservatives include: | | Movement conservatives include: |