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I do not know which makes a man more conservative — to know nothing but the present, or nothing but the past. – John Maynard Keynes

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The true conservative is not at home in social struggle. He will attempt to avoid unbridgeable schism, because he knows that a stable social structure thrives not on triumphs but on reconciliations. – Henry Kissinger

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A conservative is a fellow who thinks a rich man should have a square deal. – Frank Dane

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