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| Author | Barry Goldwater (nominal) L. Brent Bozell Jr. (ghostwriter) |
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| Subject | Politics,American conservatism |
| Publisher | Victor Publishing Co. [name used byFrank E. Simon, manager of the real publisher,viz., Publishers Printing Company,Shepherdsville, Kentucky] |
Publication date | 1960 |
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| Pages | 123 |
| OCLC | 1002492 |
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The Conscience of a Conservative is a 1960 book published under the name ofArizonaSenatorBarry Goldwater who was the 1964Republican presidential candidate. It helped revive theAmerican conservative movement and make Goldwater a political star, and it has influenced countless conservatives in the United States, helping to lay the foundation for theReagan Revolution of the 1980s.[1]
The book was largelyghostwritten byL. Brent Bozell Jr., brother-in-law ofWilliam F. Buckley Jr.[1][2] Bozell and Buckley had been members of Yale's debate team. They had co-authored the controversial book,McCarthy and His Enemies, in 1955. Bozell had been Goldwater's speechwriter in the 1950s and was familiar with many of his ideals.
The 123-page book covers such topics as education,labor unions and policies,civil rights,agricultural policy andfarm subsidies,social welfare programs, andincome taxation. The book is considered to be a significant statement of politically and economicallyAmerican conservative ideas which were to gain influence during the following decades.[1]
In his book, Goldwater states explicitly that there are "laws of God" and "truths of God" which inform his concept of 'conservatism' and under which the US should operate.[3]
A half-century edition, edited byC.C. Goldwater (his granddaughter), with a foreword byGeorge Will, and an afterword byRobert F. Kennedy Jr, was published by thePrinceton University Press in 2007.
The book, and its title, continue to inspire contemporary political commentary, such as:
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