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| | ==List of prominent conservatives== | | ==List of prominent conservatives== |
| − | ===Hall of Fame=== | + | ===Movement=== |
| − | Conservative scholar Clinton Rossiter<ref> Rossiter, "The Giants of American Conservatism," ''American Heritage'' 1955 6(6): 56-59, 94-96, online in [[EBSCO]]</ref> names [[Alexander Hamilton]], [[John Adams]], [[John Marshall]], [[Daniel Webster]], [[John C. Calhoun]], [[Elihu Root]], and [[Theodore Roosevelt]] to the "Conservative's Hall of Fame,"'' with John Adams as the greatest of American conservatives.
| + | [[Movement conservatives]] are those who accept the logic of conservatism across-the-board, and stand up for its powerful principles despite [[liberal]] ridicule. Movement conservative activists include: |
| | + | *[[Phyllis Schlafly]], defeated [[ERA]] |
| | + | *[[Larry McDonald]], Congressman, on board [[KAL 007]] when shot down by the Soviets near [[Moneron Island]]. |
| | + | *[[Jesse Helms]], Senator, specialist in foreign policy |
| | + | *[[Pat Buchanan]], commentator |
| | + | *[[Jerry Falwell]], religion |
| | + | *[[Michele Bachmann]], congresswoman |
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| | ===Presidents=== | | ===Presidents=== |
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| | *The 80th Congress (elected in 1946) | | *The 80th Congress (elected in 1946) |
| | *The 104th Congress (elected in 1994) | | *The 104th Congress (elected in 1994) |
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| − | ===Movement===
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| − | [[Movement conservatives]] are those who accept the logic of conservatism across-the-board, and stand up for its powerful principles despite [[liberal]] ridicule. Movement conservative activists include:
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| − | *[[Phyllis Schlafly]], defeated [[ERA]]
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| − | *[[Larry McDonald]], Congressman, on board [[KAL 007]] when shot down by the Soviets near [[Moneron Island]].
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| − | *[[Jesse Helms]], Senator, specialist in foreign policy
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| − | *[[Pat Buchanan]], commentator
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| − | *[[Jerry Falwell]], religion
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| − | *[[Michele Bachmann]], congresswoman
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| | ===Key leaders=== | | ===Key leaders=== |
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| | *[[Margaret Thatcher]] - British prime minister between 1979 and 1990, held views similar to Reagan's | | *[[Margaret Thatcher]] - British prime minister between 1979 and 1990, held views similar to Reagan's |
| | *[[Milton Friedman]] - Chicago-school [[libertarian]] [[economist]], influential during Reagan administration; leader of the [[Chicago School of Economics]] | | *[[Milton Friedman]] - Chicago-school [[libertarian]] [[economist]], influential during Reagan administration; leader of the [[Chicago School of Economics]] |
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| | + | ===Hall of Fame=== |
| | + | Conservative scholar Clinton Rossiter<ref> Rossiter, "The Giants of American Conservatism," ''American Heritage'' 1955 6(6): 56-59, 94-96, online in [[EBSCO]]</ref> names [[Alexander Hamilton]], [[John Adams]], [[John Marshall]], [[Daniel Webster]], [[John C. Calhoun]], [[Elihu Root]], and [[Theodore Roosevelt]] to the "Conservative's Hall of Fame,"'' with John Adams as the greatest of American conservatives -- a dubious choice since President Adams was an ardent opponent of [[free speech]] to criticize government. |
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| | ==US Voters== | | ==US Voters== |