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* [[Wikipedia:William F. Buckley, Jr.|Buckley, William F. Jr.]] "the godfather of modern American conservatism"
 
* [[Wikipedia:William F. Buckley, Jr.|Buckley, William F. Jr.]] "the godfather of modern American conservatism"
 
* [[Wikipedia:Ann Coulter|Coulter, Ann]] [http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/entertainment/books/16363555.htm]
 
* [[Wikipedia:Ann Coulter|Coulter, Ann]] [http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/entertainment/books/16363555.htm]
* [[Barry Goldwater|Goldwater, Barry]]: would be considered a moderate today
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* [[Barry Goldwater|Goldwater, Barry]] (1909-1998): (former?) conservative icon; would be considered a moderate today
 
* [[David Horowitz|Horowitz, David]]: neocon writer, activist and commentator
 
* [[David Horowitz|Horowitz, David]]: neocon writer, activist and commentator
 
* [[Dinesh D'Souza|D'Souza, Dinesh]]: argues "that conservatives here and traditional moderate Muslims are up against the same far-left enemy."
 
* [[Dinesh D'Souza|D'Souza, Dinesh]]: argues "that conservatives here and traditional moderate Muslims are up against the same far-left enemy."
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* [[Rush Limbaugh|Limbaugh, Rush]]
 
* [[Rush Limbaugh|Limbaugh, Rush]]
 
* [[Wikipedia:Michelle Malkin|Malkin, Michelle]]
 
* [[Wikipedia:Michelle Malkin|Malkin, Michelle]]
* [[Wikipedia:Bill O'Reilly (commentator)|O'Reilly, Bill]]: "against harmful, radical social changes and those causing them, i.e., the ACLU, activist judges, and secular humanists."
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* [[Bill O'Reilly|O'Reilly, Bill]]
** "Recently Bill O'Riely did a story on lesbian street gangs that were using guns and trying to force girls as young as ten to be lesbians. Everything in it was made up. Even the camera footage he used was actually recycled from an episode of Dr. Phil about the increase in violnce among teens. What was the fight actually about? One girl had stolen another's boyfriend. Doesn't sound very lesbian to me--how about you?" [http://davidbrin.blogspot.com/2007/07/movement-based-on-hate.html] '''Are there any sources on this?'''
 
 
* [[Jerry Pournelle|Pournelle, Jerry]] "slightly to the right of Genghis Khan"... but doesn't seem to be rabid, unlike many others
 
* [[Jerry Pournelle|Pournelle, Jerry]] "slightly to the right of Genghis Khan"... but doesn't seem to be rabid, unlike many others
 
* [[Wikipedia:George Will|Will, George F.]]
 
* [[Wikipedia:George Will|Will, George F.]]

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Overview

The Heritage Foundation [W], an American conservative think-tank, states a belief "in individual liberty, free enterprise, limited government, a strong national defense, and traditional American values. We want an America that is safe and secure; where choices (in education, health care and retirement) abound; where taxes are fair, flat, and comprehensible; where everybody has the opportunity to go as far as their talents will take them; where government concentrates on its core functions, recognizes its limits and shows favor to none. ... we believe the values and ideas that motivated our Founding Fathers are worth conserving." This would seem to be a reasonable definition of the best attributes of American conservatism.

A cornerstone of American Conservative philosophy is personal responsibility – the idea that each individual is solely responsible for his/her own well-being; government exists solely to ensure that the rules are enforced, which includes protection from hostile external forces.

American Conservatives seem to be generally against "big government": "The government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take away everything you have." -- attributed to Gerald Ford [1]

During the presidential administration of George W. Bush, the use of the term neoconservative has re-emerged to describe an offshoot of conservatism whose adherents are outwardly conservative (especially on wedge issues) but in practice somewhat (sometimes completely) at odds with some of conservatism's basic tenets.

Politics

The majority of conservatives in the United States are aligned with the Republican Party, although a significant minority adhere more to the positions of the Libertarian Party.

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