A radical generally meant a man who thought he could somehow pull up the root without affecting the flower. A conservative generally meant a man who wanted to conserve everything except his own reason for conserving anything.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
By 'radical,' I understand one who goes too far; by 'conservative', one who does not go far enough; by 'reactionary', one who won't go at all.
I wouldn't call it radical; I would call it enthusiasm for progress.
When you are right you cannot be too radical; when you are wrong, you cannot be too conservative.
A conservative is someone who believes in reform. But not now.
A conservative is someone who makes no changes and consults his grandmother when in doubt.
I believe that being conservative means you try to get in to the middle of the fight and try to solve the problem.
Radicals must be resilient, adaptable to shifting political circumstances, and sensitive enough to the process of action and reaction to avoid being trapped by their own tactics and forced to travel a road not of their choosing. In short, radicals must have a degree of control over the flow of events.
I never dared to be radical when young for fear it would make me conservative when old.
A conservative is one who admires radicals centuries after they're dead.
Radical simply means 'grasping things at the root.'