Conservative

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A conservative is someone who adheres to principles of personal responsibility, moral values, and limited government, agreeing with George Washington's Farewell Address that "religion and morality are indispensable supports" to political prosperity.^[1][2]
Former President Ronald Reagan said, "The basis of conservatism is a desire for less government interference or less centralized authority or more individual freedom."^[3]

Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States, is the epitome of American conservatism.

The sine qua non of a conservative is someone who rises above his personal self-interest and promotes moral and economic values beneficial to all. Alternatively, a conservative is willing to learn and advocate the insights of economics and the morality of the Bible for the benefit of all, recognizing that the Bible is the most logical book ever written. Specifically, conservatives seek or support:

• Limited government and balanced budgets
• Capitalism and free markets
• Classroom prayer
• Respect for human life and prohibition of abortion
• The death penalty for heinous murders proven beyond reasonable doubt
• Abstinence education
• Traditional marriage, not same-sex marriage
• Family values, including traditional relationships and division of labor within the household
• Respect for differences between men and women, boys and girls
• Laws against pornography
• The Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms
• Economic allocative efficiency (as opposed to popular equity)
• Parental control of education (parental rights)
• Private medical care and retirement plans
• Canceling failed social support programs
• No world government
• Enforcement of current laws regarding immigration
• Respect for our military ... past and present
• Rejection of junk science such as evolution and global warming
• Minimal Taxation
• Federalism (Separation of powers among the National, State and Local governments)
• Favoring states' rights over federal power, while accepting the Constitutional role of the federal government
• A strong national defense
• An Originalist interpretation of the Constitution