Conservatism VS. Liberalism

Ralph Waldo Emerson had many radical views on liberalism and conservatism, which, at the time, were bold and groundbreaking. Ideas such as these have changed over the past 200 years. Politicians all over the country apply these beliefs to their basic ideas of what a government should be and form political parties. These ideas affect our government as well as our daily life.
Emerson believed that conservatives established “reverend hierarchies and monarchies of the ancient world”. In other words, conservatives of his time wanted to keep aristocracy. Obviously, most conservatives were of the higher class in society. Emerson said that conservatism is apologizing, but must accept problems of the present. He also said that they plead necessity and denies the possibility of improvement in change (“stone the prophet”). However, present day philosophers believe that the founding fathers of our country planted the seeds of present-day conservatism. Republicans are...