"There are men, in all ages, who mean to exercise power usefully; but who mean to exercise it. They mean to govern well; but they mean to govern. They promise to be kind masters; but they mean to be masters." Daniel Webster

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Embarrassed to Be a Conservative

David Klinghoffer and Stephen Bainbridge point to the things about their movement that make them cringe.

1 comment:

Mike Brady said...

Given some of the conservative icons that Klinghoffer is nostalgic about, why is he surprised that conservatism has descended in to war mongering and fiscal recklessness?