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conservatism

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The disposition and tendency to preserve what is established; opposition to change; the habit of mind; or conduct, of a conservative.

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A catastrophe results, with a return to conservatism; the "lion" mentality follows. Source: Internet

A small group of so-called purists on the right even crossed swords with Ronald Reagan, without whom modern conservatism would have emerged stillborn after the thumping Barry Goldwater received in 1964 from Lydon Johnson. Source: Internet

Ashley McBryde's new album, pushes against Nashville radio conservatism by embracing another kind of Americana sound. Source: Internet

By the 1980s, with Ronald Reagan as president and the growing involvement of the religious right in conservative politics, Goldwater's libertarian views on personal issues were revealed; he believed that they were an integral part of true conservatism. Source: Internet

Allen R.T., Beyond Liberalism, p. 13 Libertarian conservatism main Libertarian conservatism describes certain political ideologies within the United States and Canada which combine libertarian economic issues with aspects of conservatism. Source: Internet

As Ribuffo (2011) notes, "what Americans now call conservatism much of the world calls liberalism or neoliberalism." Source: Internet

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