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True conservatism rises at the antipodes from individualism. Individualism is social atomism; conservatism is community of spirit.

— Russell Kirk The Conservative Mind: From Burke to Eliot (1953)

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Burke, could he see our century, never would concede that a consumption-society is the end for which Providence has prepared man.

The Conservative Mind: From Burke to Eliot (1953)

If a man acknowledges no authority, he sets himself up as Cain, and before long he is struck down by nemesis, which follows upon hubris.

Prescription, Authority, and Ordered Freedom,” in What is Conservatism? (1964)

The natural law is an instrument for progress, not a weapon of revolution.

The Roots of American Order (1974)

Global environmentalists have said and written enough to leave no doubt that their goal is to destroy the prosperous economies of the world's richest nations.

Economics: Work and Prosperity in Christian Perspective (1989)

When heaven and earth have passed away, perhaps the conservative mind and the libertarian mind may be joined in synthesis, but not until then.

Libertarians: Chirping Sectaries (1981)

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