What is Conservatism?
Introduction
William F. Buckley, Jr., the patron
saint of the modern conservative movement, stated in 1955 that his
groundbreaking publication, National Review, would “stand athwart
history yelling Stop, at a time when no one is inclined to do so.”
After two world wars, the Great Depression and a government largesse
engendered through the New Deal, many began to wonder whether America’s
founding principles were still intact. Was America ready to face the
challenges that lay ahead in curbing the ever expanding welfare state, a
moral malaise, and the rising threat of global communism that all but
threatened to uproot its traditions of limited government, individual
liberty, free enterprise, a strong national defense, and the
preservation of civil society?
In this first session we’ll be detailing
the foundation and roots of American conservatism, progressivism – the
antithesis of conservatism, and the different branches that make up the
modern conservative movement. Each branch represents a collection of
ideas and solutions that have withstood the test of history and time.
This presentation will detail how what largely started as a marginalized
movement of ideas — then became a powerful political force in American
politics.
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