The Meaning of Conservatism Quotes

“There are so many plans, and so many schemes, and so many reasons why there should be neither plans nor schemes.”
― Roger Scruton, The Meaning of Conservatism

“It should not be thought that the cost of a system which makes an idol of ignorance and a prophet of the crowd is small.”
― Roger Scruton, The Meaning of Conservatism

“Conservatism may rarely announce itself in maxims, formulae or aims. It's essence is inarticulate, and its expression, when compelled, sceptical. But it is capable of expression, and in times of crisis, forced either by political necessity, or by the clamour for doctrine, conservatism does its best, though not always with any confidence that the words it finds will match the instinct that required them. This lack of confidence stems not from diffidence or dismay, but from an awareness of the complexity of human things, and from an attachment to values which cannot be understood with the abstract clarity of Utopian theory.”
― Roger Scruton, The Meaning of Conservatism