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Jonah Goldberg - [C]onservatism is not supposed to be...

[C]onservatism is not supposed to be against change or progress... It is supposed to be skeptical of grandiose or reckless schemes which throw out the good in pursuit of the perfect. (Jonah Goldberg)

[C]onservatism is not supposed to be against change or progress... It is supposed to be skeptical of grandiose or reckless schemes which throw out the good in pursuit of the perfect.

Jonah Goldberg

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