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I never dared to be radical when young for fear it would make me conservative when old.

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.

You don't fight radical conservatism with not-quite-so radical conservatism.

I thought I was really a radical, political person, which of course I am not.

I am a radical.

A conservative is one who admires radicals centuries after they're dead.

I don't consider myself to be that radical a thinker.

I'm a radical, and I always have been.

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.

I am a radical in thought (and principle) and a conservative in method (and conduct).