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The Conservative Mind
Book • 1953
Published in 1953, *The Conservative Mind* is a landmark book that gave shape to the postwar conservative movement in the United States.
Russell Kirk's work chronicles the history of conservative thought, starting with Edmund Burke and John Adams, and continuing through to 20th-century thinkers like Santayana and T.S.
Eliot.
The book defends traditional conservatism, emphasizing the importance of preserving ancient wisdom present in institutions, culture, and government, and expresses a distrust of 'progress' that seeks to dismantle these repositories of the 'permanent things.
' Kirk's vision of conservatism is rooted in the 'moral imagination' and the Burkean conception of society as an organic, sacred order, advocating for slow and cautious change rather than radical reforms.
Russell Kirk's work chronicles the history of conservative thought, starting with Edmund Burke and John Adams, and continuing through to 20th-century thinkers like Santayana and T.S.
Eliot.
The book defends traditional conservatism, emphasizing the importance of preserving ancient wisdom present in institutions, culture, and government, and expresses a distrust of 'progress' that seeks to dismantle these repositories of the 'permanent things.
' Kirk's vision of conservatism is rooted in the 'moral imagination' and the Burkean conception of society as an organic, sacred order, advocating for slow and cautious change rather than radical reforms.
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Mentioned in 11 episodes
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as one of the intellectual giants defining the conservative movement.


Auron Macintyre

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Auron MacIntyre: The American Empire Is Racing Towards Collapse. Here’s How to Prevent It.
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as a book published in the same year as 'God and Man at Yale'.

E. Michael Jones

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Candace Owens x E. Michael Jones
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as a definitive text on American conservatism, emphasizing its non-ideological and tradition-based nature.


Auron Macintyre

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Top Reads of 2024 | 1/6/25
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as an example of a conservative intellectual who faced backlash for questioning US-Israel relations.


Auron Macintyre

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Ep. 2669 Assessing Trump after Half a Year, with Auron MacIntyre
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Donald Trump's Anti-Abstraction Presidency
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as the author of “The Conservative Mind”, a book inspired by his experiences during World War II.

Dan McCarthy

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Ep. 2660 What the Iran Strike Says About Trump, with Dan McCarthy
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as the author of the seminal work 'The Conservative Mind'.


Tom Woods

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Ep. 2670 It's Not "Leftist" to Oppose War
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as one of Kirk's most important works and a critical touchstone for those wanting a deeper understanding of conservatism.


Auron Macintyre

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Russell Kirk's Attack on Neoconservatism | 8/15/25
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for those getting into politics, highlighting its importance on the political side.


Charlie Kirk

Ask Charlie Anything 233: Liberal Jews? Gambling Taxes? Preaching to OnlyFans Models?
Mentioned as the author of 'The Conservative Mind', a seminal work in American conservatism.

Ep. 423 Can a Right-Winger Be Antiwar? A History Lesson from Tom Woods
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as a book he really enjoyed.


Charlie Kirk

Ask Charlie Anything 230: The MRS Degree? Recommended Reading? Angelina Jolie's Christmas Card?
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when explaining why he called Frank Meyer the inventor of conservatism.

Dan Flynn

Ep. 2686 Conservatives & Libertarians: Friends or Foes?
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as the foundation of the modern conservative movement.


Thom Hartmann

Inside the Republican Party's long war on democracy
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, referencing the title of Russell Kirk's book.

George Will

George Will | The Ben Shapiro Show Sunday Special Ep. 76
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when discussing the origins of Modern Age journal and post-World War II conservatism.

Dan McCarthy

Daniel McCarthy: American conservatism after Trump (and before)
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when discussing the decline of Rome and its connection to the erosion of social trust.

Wade Stotts

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