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Jacques Barzun

"A man who has both feet planted firmly in the air can be safely called a liberal as opposed to the conservative, who has both feet firmly planted in his mouth."

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"A man who has both feet planted firmly in the air can be safely called a liberal as opposed to the conservative, who has both feet firmly planted in his mouth."

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"A liberal is a person who believes that water can be made to run uphill. A conservative is someone who believes everybody should pay for his water. I'm somewhere in between: I believe water should be free, but that water flows downhill."

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"I'm a compassionate conservative."

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"I was wholeheartedly attracted to the conservative atmosphere that permeated the city of Washington."

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"I've been interested in watching the level of conservative misinformation that circulates through the media."

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"I am a conservative and proud of it."

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"Conservative, n: A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal who wishes to replace them with others."

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