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'''Conservatism''' (''aka'' Toryism) is a form of politics in which the interests of free enterprise entrepreneurs and shareholders are held to be paramount. All sorts of labels are applied to it, especially by the Tory party in Great Britain, in an attempt to conceal the true nature of conservatism and dress it up as some kind of social welfare program. Tories typically claim to be patriotic but, as [[Samuel Johnson]] famously said: "Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel".
'''Conservatism''' is a [[politics|political]] philosophy that opposes radical reform and holding a historical respect for existing institutions and traditions. This is often guided by a variety of attached beliefs: sometimes this will be [[religious conservatism|religious]] or [[social conservatism]], or sometimes [[nationalism]] or free market [[capitalism]].
 
Some famous conservatives include the former British Prime Minister [[Margaret Thatcher]], American president [[Ronald Reagan]], [[Barry Goldwater]], the philosopher [[Roger Scruton]], the talk show host [[Rush Limbaugh]] and the televangelist [[Pat Robertson]] - each exhibiting quite different beliefs and ideas. President [[George W. Bush]] is widely said to be a [[neoconservatism|neoconservatism]], but has also claimed to be a [[compassionate conservatism|compassionate conservative]].

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Conservatism (aka Toryism) is a form of politics in which the interests of free enterprise entrepreneurs and shareholders are held to be paramount. All sorts of labels are applied to it, especially by the Tory party in Great Britain, in an attempt to conceal the true nature of conservatism and dress it up as some kind of social welfare program. Tories typically claim to be patriotic but, as Samuel Johnson famously said: "Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel".