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| Title | Houstonian, 1989 |
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| Date | 1989 |
| Description | This edition of the Houstonian, published by the students of the university in 1989, is the official yearbook of the University of Houston. |
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| Language | English |
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| Original Item Location | LD2281.H745 H6 v. 55 1989 |
| Original Item URL | http://library.uh.edu/record=b1158762~S11 |
| Digital Collection | Houstonian Yearbook Collection |
| Digital Collection URL | http://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/yearb |
| Repository | Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries |
| Repository URL | http://info.lib.uh.edu/about/campus-libraries-collections/special-collections |
| Use and Reproduction | In Copyright |
| File Name | index.cpd |
| Title | FR: Aldrich - Castro |
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| File Name | yearb_1989_042.jpg |
| Transcript | Aldrich, Patricia Akerman, Jason Alexander, Kim Alikan, Meraj Arnold, Mona Barajas, J.J. Berger, Jeff Broadston, Jeffrey Brown, Donna Brown, Steven Burge, Mark Burleson, Ed Campbell, Adrienne Campos, Liliana Castillo, Raymond Castro, Marie- Michelle Conservatism in America ^ , . _j _i .~^ fnrmpr President Ronald Gray-haired, cleanshaven Russell Kirk is soft spoken, wears a three-piece dark suit and wire-rimmed glasses, and he carries a gold pocket watch. He has a conservative look. He should. Kirk is considered the father of modern American conservatism. In his hotel room at the University Hilton, Kirk gave some of his views on conservatism. "A conservative is one who prefers the old evils, as opposed to a liberal, who prefers new evils," he said, laugh ing. More seriously, he quoted Abraham Lincoln's definition: 44A preference of the old and tried over the new and untried." Kirk said human nature, politics, religion and economics are constants that underlie establishments. These factors provide the foundation of institutions. Change is necessary, but change for the sake of change is not, he said. However, Kirk's conservatism should not be confused with — or compared to — that of former President Ronald Reagan. Kirk's type of conservatism is of an older stock — lots older. He said his philosophies are drawn from Alexander Hamilton, James Monroe and his hero, Edmund Burke, an 18th century Irish politician and political theorist who believed in the continuity of institutions such as the English monarchy. Kirk said that although Reagan told him his book had a great impact on his eight years in office, Reagan didn't follow a conservative 50 ■ People |