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Conservatism is a philosophy of inheritance and stewardship; it does not squander resources but strives to enhance them and pass them on.

— Roger Scruton

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In argument about moral problems, relativism is the first refuge of the scoundrel.

Modern Philosophy (1995)

When truth cannot make itself known in words, it will make itself known in deeds.

The core of common culture is religion. Tribes survive and flourish because they have gods, who fuse many wills into a single will, and demand and reward the sacrifices on which social life depends.

Modern Culture (2000)

The future of mankind, for the socialist, is simple: pull down the existing order and allow the future to emerge.

A Political Philosophy (2006)

Conservatism is itself a modernism, and in this lies the secret of its success.

A Political Philosophy (2006)

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John C. Lilly The Human Biocomputer (1974)

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