Thursday, April 26, 2012

Rerun: Hayek On Conservatism

From 30 April last year:

"Conservatism is only as good as what it conserves."
--Friedrich August Hayek

Words to ponder in this election year -- especially in the primary. What're your conservatives conserving, and should they? What aren't they conserving that they otta?

3 comments:

New Jovian Thunderbolt said...

Truth, Justice, the American Way?

Carl-Bear said...

"My" rep and senators are conserving the hell out of freedom; no doubt so theyprecious stuff can be rationed out and fairly redistributed.

Drang said...

Here in Pugetopolis, well, there's a reason Malkin left.

OTOH, what developed into the Tea party Movement started in Seattle--Liberty Belle's Porkulous Protest--started in Seattle, so maybe there's hope.