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Conkling was obsessed with patronage and even resigned from the Senate because his cronies weren't picked; then he was defeated for a mere state legislature position.
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*[[Irish]] Statesman [[Edmund Burke]], who sided with the [[American]] colonists while in the [[British]] [[Parliament]] at the time of the [[American Revolution]], and who subsequently opposed the [[atheist]]ic, [[anarchy|anarchist]] [[French Revolution]]. [[American]]s "snuff the approach of [[tyranny]] in every tainted breeze," Burke observed.
 
*[[Irish]] Statesman [[Edmund Burke]], who sided with the [[American]] colonists while in the [[British]] [[Parliament]] at the time of the [[American Revolution]], and who subsequently opposed the [[atheist]]ic, [[anarchy|anarchist]] [[French Revolution]]. [[American]]s "snuff the approach of [[tyranny]] in every tainted breeze," Burke observed.
 
*Activist [[Phyllis Schlafly]], who invented [[grassroots]] activism to move the [[United States]] markedly more [[conservative]], and was prophetic on social issues.
 
*Activist [[Phyllis Schlafly]], who invented [[grassroots]] activism to move the [[United States]] markedly more [[conservative]], and was prophetic on social issues.
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*Senator [[Roscoe Conkling]], leader of congressional [[Stalwart]]s and pro-hard money fiscal conservative who opposed civil service reform
   
*Congressman [[John Ashbrook]], who challenged [[globalist]] [[Richard Nixon]] in his primary in 1972.
 
*Congressman [[John Ashbrook]], who challenged [[globalist]] [[Richard Nixon]] in his primary in 1972.
 
*Congressman [[Larry McDonald]], M.D., praised as "the most principled man in Congress" by [[Ron Paul]] but was shot down by the [[communism|communist]] [[Soviet Union]] while in flight on [[KAL 007]].
 
*Congressman [[Larry McDonald]], M.D., praised as "the most principled man in Congress" by [[Ron Paul]] but was shot down by the [[communism|communist]] [[Soviet Union]] while in flight on [[KAL 007]].
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* President [[Ronald Reagan]]
 
* President [[Ronald Reagan]]
 
* Attorney General and Alabama U.S. Senator [[Jeff Sessions]]
 
* Attorney General and Alabama U.S. Senator [[Jeff Sessions]]
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*Senator [[Roscoe Conkling]], leader of congressional [[Stalwart]]s and pro-hard money fiscal conservative who opposed civil service reform and resigned from the [[U.S. Senate]] over it.
 
*Senator [[George Frisbie Hoar]], a [[Radical Republican]] and staunch conservative on fiscal/economic issues<ref>Fascinating Politics (February 17, 2021). [https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2021/02/17/george-frisbie-hoar-an-honorable-senator/ George Frisbie Hoar: An Honorable Senator]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved November 11, 2021.</ref>
 
*Senator [[George Frisbie Hoar]], a [[Radical Republican]] and staunch conservative on fiscal/economic issues<ref>Fascinating Politics (February 17, 2021). [https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2021/02/17/george-frisbie-hoar-an-honorable-senator/ George Frisbie Hoar: An Honorable Senator]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved November 11, 2021.</ref>
 
* [[Ken Cuccinelli]], [[Attorney General]] of [[Virginia]]
 
* [[Ken Cuccinelli]], [[Attorney General]] of [[Virginia]]
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