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Conservatism is a political and social philosophy that promotes the maintenance of traditional institutions and supports, at the most, minimal and gradual change in society. Some conservatives seek to preserve things as they are, emphasizing stability and continuity, while others oppose modernism and seek a return to the way things were. The first established use of the term in a political context was by François-René de Chateaubriand in 1819, following the French Revolution. Political science often credits the Irish politician Edmund Burke with many of the ideas now called conservative. There are 3,622 Conservatism-related articles in the English Wikipedia.
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Stephen Grover Cleveland (1837 – 1908) was the 22nd and 24th President of the United States. Cleveland was the leader of the pro-business Bourbon Democrats who opposed high tariffs, Free Silver, inflation, imperialism and subsidies to business, farmers or veterans. His battles for political reform and fiscal conservatism made him an icon for American conservatives. As a reformer he worked indefatigably against political corruption, patronage, and bossism. His second term coincided with the Panic of 1893, a severe national depression that Cleveland was unable to reverse. It ruined his Democratic party, opening the way for Republican landslides in 1894 and 1896, and for the agrarian and silverite seizure of his Democratic party in 1896. The result was a political realignment that ended the Third Party System and launched the Fourth Party System and the Progressive Era. Biographer Allan Nevins wrote, "in Grover Cleveland the greatness lies in typical rather than unusual qualities. He had no endowments that thousands of men do not have. He possessed honesty, courage, firmness, independence, and common sense. But he possessed them to a degree other men do not."
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- ... that the film Ronald Reagan called "the worst picture I ever made" inspired Jerry Parr to join the Secret Service, and that Parr saved President Reagan's life during the 1981 assassination attempt (pictured)?
- ...that the author of The Strange Death of Tory England advises UK Conservatives to learn from the conservatism of the socialist George Orwell?
- ... that the appointment of Sever Voinescu as Romanian ambassador to the United States was rejected by a Senate committee on grounds that he was too close to President Traian Băsescu?
In the news
- November 16: amid economic unrest in Spain, polls show conservative Mariano Rajoy with a substantial lead over the ruling Socialists going into Sunday's election. Newsmax
- October 29: the presidential campaign heats up in the key state of New Hampshire, where Rick Perry calls for the repeal of its gay marriage law. Reuters
- September 23: Prediction markets show the likelihood of a Rick Perry (pictured) nomination is now in free fall. The Ticket
- September 22: Congressman Thad McCotter ends US presidential bid. OpenGlobe
- August 30: Japan's Parliament Elects Yoshihiko Noda New Prime Minister. Fox News
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- 1790 – Edmund Burke publishes Reflections on the Revolution in France, which influenced conservative and classical liberal intellectuals in the 20th century.
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- 2002 – the Justice and Development Party wins a landslide victory in the Turkish general election
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- 1980 – Ronald Reagan defeats Jimmy Carter in the presidential election (pictured) and becomes the 40th President of the United States.
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Mike Huckabee's band, Capitol Offense, has played for political events and parties, including entertaining at unofficial inaugural balls in Washington, D.C. in January 2001 and later again 2005, both organized and promoted by the conservative website Free Republic
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