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Conservatism discards Prescription, shrinks from Principle, disavows Progress having rejected all respect for antiquity,
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"Conservatism discards Prescription, shrinks from Principle, disavows Progress; having rejected all respect for antiquity, it offers no redress for the present, and makes no preparation for the future"

- Benjamin Disraeli

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This quote by Benjamin Disraeli is a criticism of conservatism. He is saying that conservatism is a stagnant ideology that does not consider the past, present, or future. It does not consider the lessons of the past, nor does it offer options for the present or prepare for the future. Conservatism is not based on any concepts or progress, and instead counts on out-of-date prescriptions. Disraeli is suggesting that conservatism is not a practical ideology, as it does not consider the changing requirements of society. He is promoting for a more progressive technique that takes into account the past, present, and future. He is recommending that progress is needed in order to develop a much better future, which conservatism is not the method to attain this.

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Benjamin Disraeli This quote is written / told by Benjamin Disraeli between December 21, 1804 and April 19, 1881. He was a famous Statesman from United Kingdom. The author also have 113 other quotes.

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