Conservatism is the blind and fear-filled worship of dead radicals.

Mark Twain
Conservatism is the blind and fear-filled worship of dead radicals.
Conservatism is the blind and fear-filled worship of dead radicals.
Conservatism is the blind and fear-filled worship of dead radicals.
Conservatism is the blind and fear-filled worship of dead radicals.
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Conservatism is the blind and fear-filled worship of dead radicals. The phrase "dead radicals" captures the essence of conservatism. The conservatives are not just afraid of change, they are afraid that anything new will achieve the status of being better than what came before it. This is why they are so set against anything new. The conservatives have accepted everything they have ever known as being the best, so it is very hard for them to accept anything new.

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