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''The Conscience of a Conservative'' is a 1960 book published under the name of
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who was the 1964
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presidential candidate. It helped revive the
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movement and make Goldwater a political star, and it has influenced countless conservatives in the United States, helping to lay the foundation for the
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of the 1980s. The book was largely
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by L. Brent Bozell Jr., brother-in-law of William F. Buckley Jr. Bozell and Buckley had been members of Yale's debate team. They had co-authored the controversial book, ''McCarthy and His Enemies'', in 1955. Bozell had been Goldwater's speechwriter in the 1950s, and was familiar with many of his ideals.


Content

The 123-page book covers such topics as education,
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and policies,
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,
agricultural policy Agricultural policy describes a set of laws relating to domestic agriculture and imports of foreign agricultural products. Governments usually implement agricultural policies with the goal of achieving a specific outcome in the domestic agricultu ...
and
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,
social welfare Welfare, or commonly social welfare, is a type of government support intended to ensure that members of a society can meet basic human needs such as food and shelter. Social security may either be synonymous with welfare, or refer specifical ...
programs, and
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ation. The book is considered to be a significant statement of politically and economically
American conservative Conservatism in the United States is a political and social philosophy based on a belief in limited government, individualism, traditionalism, republicanism, and limited federal governmental power in relation to U.S. states. Conser ...
ideas which were to gain influence during the following decades. In his book, Goldwater states explicitly that there are "laws of God" and "truths of God" which inform his concept of 'conservatism' and under which the US should operate.


Later editions

A half-century edition, edited by C.C. Goldwater (his granddaughter), with a foreword by George Will, and an afterword by
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, was published by the
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in 2007.


Namesake books

The book, and its title, continue to inspire contemporary political commentary. *
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(1978), ''The (Guilty) Conscience of a Conservative'' * In 2007,
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entitled his own book ''
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'', saying in the introduction that he wanted his work to stand as a counterpoint to Goldwater's. * Zell Miller (2003), ''A National Party No More: The Conscience of a Conservative Democrat'' * Wayne Allyn Root (2009), ''The Conscience of a Libertarian: Empowering the Citizen Revolution with God, Guns, Gambling & Tax Cuts''. *
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(2011), ''The Conscience of an Anarchist: Why It's Time to Say Good-Bye to the State and Build a Free Society'' *
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(2017), ''Conscience of a Conservative: A Rejection of Destructive Politics and a Return to Principle''


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External links

* Full text
''The Conscience of a Conservative''
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