Principles and Heresies

Conservatism and Republican Candidates PRINCIPLES (9 HERESIES Frank 5S. Meyer

(Saar I do not quarrel with the spirit of political realism that has matured conservatives over the past few years, I think there is some dan-_ ger of carrying that realism so far as to lose sight of conservative ends. Thus, while it is surely correct not to expect the Re- publican candi- date to be a mod- el of conservative purity, some con- servatives go off the deep end in the other direction and talk as though the victory of any Republican would be a victory for conservatism.

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Frank S. Meyer

Frank S. Meyer was a senior editor of National Review.

Conservatism and Republican Candidates PRINCIPLES (9 HERESIES Frank 5S. Meyer

(Saar I do not quarrel with the spirit of political realism that has matured conservatives over the past few years, I think there is some dan-_ ger of carrying that realism so far as to lose sight of conservative ends. Thus, while it is surely correct not to expect the Re- publican candi- date to be a mod- el of conservative purity, some con- servatives go off the deep end in the other direction and talk as though the victory of any Republican would be a victory for conservatism.