Georges Clemenceau Quotes

The American people will always be progressive as well as conservative.

The right is so reactionary it goes nowhere.

I don't recognize this new brand of Republicanism that's afoot now, which I consider to be very reactionary, not conservative in many respects.

I'm fairly conservative on social issues, but not extremely conservative and not reactionary.

I'm not a reactionary.

Whereas all liberals are thought to erupt self-righteously whenever they feel like it, conservatives believe that they themselves are never permitted to say what they really think.

Nationalism of the Irish type is often regarded as reactionary. With the World Revolution and the Classless Society waiting for the midwife, why take a torch to the stable to assist at the birth of a puppy? Even if the puppy is pedigree. On this question I am unable to make up my mind.

I haven't always been warmly welcomed for holding my conservative positions in Hollywood. Then again, I've never been very good at being politically correct either, on or off screen. So why start now?

An author who sets about to depict events of the past that have run their course is suspected of wishing to avoid the problems of the present day, of being, in other words, a reactionary.

Of course I'm not a racist, but I'm certainly right wing, there's no question about that.

Not a lot of conservatives on this list. Are more liberals than conservatives screwing up America?

Well it's really hard to satisfy the right wing. I can tell you that.

True conservatives fear anything that is at odds with the status quo, even to the extent of being unable to recognise when the status quo represents injustice. And reactionary conservatives actually want to tear down the gains of the past.

A moment's reflection shows that Liberalism is entirely negative. It is not a formative force, but always and only a disintegrating force.

We have to struggle against the conservatives from all sides, not only the right-wingers, but also the left-wing conservatives who don't want to change anything.

In fact - statistically, as you know - people have done polls, research, and at least 80 percent or more or working media are liberal Democrats if they are involved with any party and certainly liberal in their philosophy.

Most Republicans call the show 'The Left Wing.'

You're considered to have a rare kind of social disease if you espouse neo-conservative ideas in Canada.

You know that no son of mine could be a goddamn liberal.

It is true he has never originated anything that would savor of progressiveness, but he has been close enough to this administration to know what it stands for.

Liberalism is but childishness, which is easily brought to reason; but revolution is a force, and one must know how to use it.

The two parties which divide the state, the party of Conservatism and that of Innovation, are very old, and have disputed the possession of the world ever since it was made.

Conservatism, by all means, if there is anything worth conserving, and everything not worth losing. Revolution, if there is nothing worth conserving, and everything worth gaining. These are the class lines upon which the political battle is being fought, and is bound to be fought

Libertarians are my most intense enemies

An armed Communist advances against you and you react against him. Therefore, you are a reactionary!