num_pages: 176
description: In 1960, Barry Goldwater set forth his brief manifesto in The Conscience of a Conservative. Written at the height of the Cold War and in the wake of America's greatest experiment with big government, the New Deal, Goldwater's message was not only remarkable, but radical. He argued for the value and importance of conservative principles--freedom, foremost among them--in contemporary political life. Using the principles he espoused in this concise but powerful book, Goldwater fundamentally altered the political landscape of his day--and ours.
language: English
title: The Conscience of a Conservative
titlecomplete: The Conscience of a Conservative (The James Madison Library in American Politics, 1)
characters: Barry Goldwater
genres: Classics, History, Philosophy, Economics, American History, Biography, Nonfiction, Political Science, Government, Politics
ratings_count: 3357
publisher: Princeton University Press