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    In listening to John F. Kennedy’s remarks at Amherst College and reading Roger Scruton’s article, “Conservatism and the Conservatory,” one gets a few points of view on art and artists in today’s society, both of which are very powerful and interesting. Kennedy uses the example of poetry and how it can be used to keep power in check, saving it from itself, and reminding man of its limitation when power brings man to become arrogant. He speaks to the importance of a nation and a world where we demand

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    to the right being Conservatism. Yet, the universal reality accurately phrased by Barrack Obama states, “There’s not a liberal America and a Conservative America - there's the United States of America”. Although Liberalism and Conservatism fall under the same umbrella, they've each made their own game-changing dents throughout time. Liberalism has changed the course of history in such events like the Civil Rights Movements and The Health Care Reform. Consequently, Conservatism has not only impacted

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    ------------------------------------------------- The relationship between Modern Conservatism (UK) and Classic Liberalism In the UK Margret thatcher was the true pioneer of modern conservatism. Thatcher had completely shifted the party to the right. This was known as the new right. The party had adopted many ideas off classic liberalism due to this it was fair to assume that Margret thatcher might have been a classic liberalist. Mainly down to the reason because its central theme is an extreme

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    Conservatism, like many other political ideologies has many factions within it. Traditional conservatism, especially paternalistic conservatism very much favours a pragmatic approach. This is the belief that behaviour should be shaped in accordance with practical circumstances and goals rather than principles, beliefs or ideological objectives. However with the introduction of the liberal new right conservatism due to the conservative view of economic and social breakdown, things have started to

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    ‘Conservatism merely reflects the interests of the privileged and prosperous.’ Discuss (45) This statement is asking whether all forms of conservatism’s values and actions in the past are because they wish to reflect the interests of those in society who are better off, sacrificing the interests of the less well off in doing so. The current debate is very unclear as opinion on this does, and always has varied greatly. Generally, left-wing labour supporters believe this statement is true whereas

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    The notion of American conservatism has been around roughly since the conception of The United States. Once refined in the U.S. Constitution in September of 1787, what had been left up to speculation was now set as guidelines for the flourishing country. There was always separation in beliefs between American’s, but the constitution truly outlined what America could build upon. This is where American conservatism really came into effect. Conservatism as defined by the Encyclopedia Britannica

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    Essay about The Ten Principles of Conservatism

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    capable of providing a counter force against the concentrated power within the government (Dunn, iii). Thus, community must be near the top in a list of fundamental conservative tenets, and community is the third in this list of ten principles of conservatism (Dunn, iii). Conservatives believe that within the community there are the private and voluntary organizations people can join and be a part of which can help humans grow and flourish (Dunn, iii). This view reveals why conservatives can view the

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    The book “White Flight: Atlanta and the making of modern conservatism” by Kevin M. Kruse does not simply describes the migration of white population of European origin from racially diverse regions, it explains the reasons for the white flight, where Atlanta got an important role. Despite, its being one of the most important and of the largest scale migration in the middle of the 20th century, Kevin M. Kruse is the first who described the phenomenon in depth enough. Questioning the traditional point

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    The ideology that best describes me is moderately conservatism. Conservatism is defined according to our textbook By The People: Debating American Government; conservatism is the ideology that defines as “Americans who believe in reduced government spending, personal responsibility, traditional moral values, and a strong national defense” (Morone, Kersh, 2016, p.37). That is to say, the conservatism I will be describing typically leans to a limited government in our democracy, tends to support individualism

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    Examples Of Conservatism

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    In The United States of America there are two prominent forms of political ideologies which is conservatism and liberalism. Conservatism beliefs revolve around limited governments, free markets, personal responsibility, a strong national defense and traditional American beliefs. People who identify as being a liberal believe in achieving equal rights as well as opportunities for all American citizens. Liberals believe that it is the government's responsibility to protect human rights. Liberals and

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