# Conservatives — The Conscience of a Conservative character guide

> Conservatives in The Conscience of a Conservative by Barry Goldwater.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Conservatives, the Conservatives, their

**First appearance:** 0001-the-conscience-of-a-conservative

## Who they are

The narrator's political kin, a tradition he insists has never been a mere economic theory but a full philosophy of the whole man, spiritual and free.

## Relationships

### [Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_conscience_of_a_conservative_se/characters/narrator)

_friendship_

The narrator aligns with conservatives as natural allies in the fight against collectivism.

### [The Kremlin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_conscience_of_a_conservative_se/characters/the_kremlin)

_rivalry_

Conservatives are depicted as the primary domestic opponents of Kremlin influence.

### [Candidate X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_conscience_of_a_conservative_se/characters/candidate_x)

_professional_

Candidate X is a conservative political candidate whose actions are judged against conservative ideals.

### [The Liberals](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_conscience_of_a_conservative_se/characters/the_liberals)

_rivalry_

Conservatives are in direct ideological conflict with liberals over government power.

### [Big Labor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_conscience_of_a_conservative_se/characters/big_labor)

_rivalry_

Big Labor is seen as a political enemy of conservative economic freedom.

### [Candidate X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_conscience_of_a_conservative_se/characters/candidate_x)

_professional_

Candidate X is a conservative political candidate whose actions are judged against conservative ideals.

### [The Kremlin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_conscience_of_a_conservative_se/characters/the_kremlin)

_rivalry_

Conservatives are depicted as the primary domestic opponents of Kremlin influence.

## In the story

### [The Conscience of a Conservative](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_conscience_of_a_conservative_se/chapters/the-conscience-of-a-conservative)

The group identified as holding the true conservative principles, distinct from mainstream politicians.

### [The Conscience of a Conservative](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_conscience_of_a_conservative_se/chapters/i-the-conscience-of-a-conservative)

Conservatives are described as having a structured view of man, prioritizing spiritual over material needs, and being at odds with collectivism.

### [III: States’ Rights](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_conscience_of_a_conservative_se/chapters/iii-states-rights)

Implied as those who should demand withdrawal of federal government from state jurisdictions.

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