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My take on the subject is that conservatives venerate the past, and hold their ancestors up in the highest regards (Jesus, Lincoln, Newton etc.) while the liberals are those who discard the old ideas in order to create their own new ones (Jesus, Lincoln, Newton etc.) so while one group stagnate in the wisdom of their forefathers, the other group tries to emulate the dynamic spirit of those same forefathers, and are unafraid of making some of the same mistakes that their ancestors may have done on their way to success.
I think it's ironic that most of the heroes of conservative thought (whether it's religious, or political) were normally the most progressive and liberal people in their own time.
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