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A quote not remembered in the Conservative Party.

Posted by Scott Tribe on May 17, 2009, at 10:18 am |

“The personal attack is the last refuge of the scoundrel who has nothing of substance to say”-Edmund Burke

Edmund Burke is viewed by some as the philosophical founder of modern conservatism, but his modern-day disciples in today’s Conservative Party here in Canada seem to have forgotten that lesson.

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3 comments to A quote not remembered in the Conservative Party.

  • kirby
    May 17, 2009 at 10:47 am

    The Conservatives have also forgotten the remarkable eloquence of Edmund Burke who, though my political enemy, was not a man of soundbites and crass bullying.

  • Muskoka Liblog
    May 17, 2009 at 11:07 am

    The idea for the Conservatives is that the ends justify the means. Anything is acceptable if it prevents the Liberals from winning an election.

  • Devin Johnston
    May 17, 2009 at 2:51 pm

    I think Burke would be disgusted on a number of levels by the Conservative Party of Canada.
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