Fear sits and smiles and is predatory, immobile and silent and serene; an observer who conserves his energy and is content to wait.

We are reformers in spring and summer in autumn and winter we stand by the old reformers in the morning conservers at night. Reform is affirmative conservatism negative conservatism goes for comfort reform for truth.

“He is conservative now, and he was conservative then.”

“It's been a conservative court. But it certainly hasn't been the conservative court that liberals feared - or conservatives wanted.”

“It is going to cause us a certain amount of inconvenience as we are supposed to be taking this stand to the next Conservative Party conference in Blackpool on Saturday.”

“Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives.”

Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives.

“[But a meeting with Bishop Robinson would exasperate conservative evangelicals and primates from the developing world who see the bishop as a satanic influence. His consecration in November 2003 was described by the conservative American Anglican Council as a] grievous day ... The devil has entered our church.”

“Every day he proves he's nothing more than an outsider who isn't concerned with conservative issues or fighting for the priorities of Texas taxpayers.”

“Without hunting there would be no conservation, without conservation there would be no wildlife.”