“What else do conservatives and libertarians profess in common? The answer to that question is simple: nothing. Nor will they ever. To talk of forming a league or coalition between these two is like advocating a union of ice and fire.”

—  Russell Kirk

Libertarians: Chirping Sectaries (1981)

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American political theorist and writer 1918–1994

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