The conscience of a Conservative

A collection of essays and speeches that articulate a conservative philosophy emphasizing limited federal power, individual liberty, free-market economics, and states’ rights. It criticizes expansive welfare programs, high taxation, and centralized government intervention while arguing for decentralized solutions for agriculture, labor, education, and public welfare. It warns against governmental overreach and the communist threat, and seeks to translate theoretical principles into practical political action, urging conservatives to demonstrate how longstanding moral and practical doctrines apply to contemporary policy challenges.