Weekly Member Poll Results – “The Conservative Mind” Wins
What was the most influential traditionalist conservative book?
38% – The Conservative Mind – By Russell Kirk
16% – Ideas Have Consequences – Richard Weaver
16% – Slouching Toward Gomorrah – By Robert Bork
14% – Reflections on the Revolution in France – By Edmund Burke
14% – Other
2% – The Quest for Community – Robert Nisbet
Congratulations Russell Kirk! Hard to argue with this. He is responsible for being the first to really link American Conservatism as being part of a greater tradition of Western Civilization. His companion piece, Roots of American Order also deserves an honorable mention as well.
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