Russell Kirk
American political theorist and writer (1918 to 1994); author of The Conservative Mind (1953).
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A divine intent rules society and conscience, linking the living and the dead in duty
Belief that a divine intent rules society as well as conscience, forging an eternal chain of right and duty which links great and obscure, living and dead.
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A divine intent rules society and conscience, linking the living and the dead in duty
Belief that a divine intent rules society as well as conscience, forging an eternal chain of right and duty which links great and obscure, living and dead.
The Conservative Mind (Henry Regnery, 1953) Said c. 1953
Property and freedom are inseparable, and economic levelling is not progress
Persuasion that property and freedom are inseparably connected, and that economic levelling is not economic progress.
The Conservative Mind (Henry Regnery, 1953) Said c. 1953
Change is not reform; innovation is more often a conflagration than a torch of progress
Recognition that change and reform are not identical, and that innovation is a devouring conflagration more often than it is a torch of progress.
The Conservative Mind (Henry Regnery, 1953) Said c. 1953
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The only true equality is moral equality; enforced levelling leads to despair
The only true equality is moral equality; all other attempts at levelling lead to despair, if enforced by positive legislation.
The Conservative Mind (Henry Regnery, 1953) Said c. 1953
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