Götz von Berlichingen

"Mich ergeben! Auf Gnad und Ungnad! Mit wem redet Ihr! Bin ich ein Räuber! Sag deinem Hauptmann: Vor Ihro Kaiserliche Majestät hab ich, wie immer, schuldigen Respekt. Er aber, sag's ihm, er kann mich im Arsche lecken!" ( Me, surrender! At mercy! Whom do you speak with? Am I a robber! Tell your captain that for His Imperial Majesty, I have, as always, due respect. But he, tell him that, he can kiss my a$$! ) ---Götz von Berlichingen (Goethe) Conservative Republican because it takes FAR more courage, integrity and realism to be a conservative than it does to be a liberal. I don't subscribe to Political Correctness whose twin pillars are 1) willful ignorance & 2) a steadfast refusal to face the truth. To paraphrase someone: At its most basic level, liberalism is nothing more than childish emotion applied to adult issues. Conservatism is about doing things the right way, even when it is difficult.