adherence to tradition Quotes

The man for whom the law exists - the man of forms, the conservative - is a tame man.

Conservatism and old fogeyism are totally different things; the motto of one is "Prove all things and hold fast that which is good" and of the other "Prove nothing but hold fast that which is old."

Change is not what we expect from religious people. They tend to love the past more than the present or the future.

Now naturally, like many of us, I have a reluctance to change too much of the old ways.

To be moral, correct, and virtuous is to be obedient to an old established law and custom.

Ideas are inherently conservative. They yield not to the attack of other ideas but to the massive onslaught of circumstance with which they cannot contend.

All men are by nature conservative but conservatism in the military profession is a source of danger to the country. One must be ready to change his line sharply and suddenly, with no concern for the prejudices and memories of what was yesterday. To rest upon formula is a slumber that, prolonged, means death.