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I became a Conservative in the late 1980s because I could see that the Conservative party had transformed Britain's economy and our standing in the world compared to Labour in the 1980s.

— Andrew Lansley

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I'm a conservative. I was an avid supporter of Ronald Reagan; I thought he was fabulous.

— Shannen Doherty

Ronald Reagan became, you know, not only a Republican but a pretty conservative Republican - not the most. But a pretty conservative Republican. And he's somebody that I actually knew and liked. And he liked me. And I worked with him and helped him.

— Donald Trump

In the '80s, Ronald Reagan inspired me to become politicized, because I grew up in that era when everything I cared about was under attack.

— Michael Franti

I was a right winger into the 70's but I left the right in late 70's.

— Tom Metzger

The reason why I'm a conservative is because conservative policies work and they improve opportunities. They are the avenue for climbing the economic dream.

— Ted Cruz

I'm definitely a Tory. My dad was a Conservative councillor, and I spent years as a child knocking on doors with him. I'm a Tory because I'm passionate about business and enterprise. But I am also a compassionate Conservative. There should always be a net through which no one should fall.

— Samantha Cameron

I came into the Republican party in 1980, when I was a college student at Georgetown.

— Luis Fortuno

I've always been a conservative first.

— Steve Scalise

✗Opposing Perspectives

I came into politics because of my opposition to what a Tory Government was doing to the community I grew up in.

— Nicola Sturgeon

I grew up conservative because my mum was a conservative, and when I finally realized what conservatives were, I changed my mind immediately.

— Elton John