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The Conscience of a Conservative
The James Madison Library in American Politics (Related to this series)
- Author
- Barry Goldwater
- Narrator
- Grover Gardner
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 5 May 2026
- Run Time
- 4 hours 7 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
In 1960, Barry Goldwater set forth his brief manifesto in The Conscience of a Conservative. Written at the height of the Cold War and in the wake of America’s greatest experiment with big government, the New Deal, Goldwater’s message was not only remarkable, but radical. He argued for the value and importance of conservative principles—freedom, foremost among them—in contemporary political life. Using the principles he espoused in this concise but powerful book, Goldwater fundamentally altered the political landscape of his day—and ours.
Critics Review
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“The book lays out, clearly and succinctly, [Goldwater’s] uncompromising views. Goldwater held freedom as the highest value in American society: freedom from law, freedom from government, freedom from anybody else’s vision but your own. You can argue with him on the particulars, but there’s something compelling about his quintessentially American notion of self-reliance.”
David Ulin, Los Angeles Times
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“The new Conscience of a Conservative takes what might be called the ‘anti-fusionist’ side in the Goldwater wars…The Conscience of a Conservative continues to be read today because it isn’t a political tract, a soulless campaign book of the sort generated by every other modern presidential effort.”
Daniel McCarthy, The American Conservative
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“It is good that CC Goldwater brings us this new edition. It directs new attention to a political figure who, though fiery, was never mean-spirited or unfairly partisan.”
Max J. Skidmore, European Legacy
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Praise for the original edition:
“Goldwater’s conservatism is not isolationism, nor is it a coldblooded commitment to the ‘haves’ as against the ‘have-nots.’ It is the creed of a fighter who has both a warm heart and a clear mind.”John Chamberlain, Wall Street Journal
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“There is more harsh fact and hard sense in this slight book than will emerge from all of the chatter of this year’s session of Congress…Sen. Goldwater is one of a handful of authentic conservatives…He has the clarity of courage and the courage of clarity.”
George Morgenstern, Chicago Tribune
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Details
- Author
- Barry Goldwater
- Narrator
- Grover Gardner
- Duration
- 4 hours 7 minutes
- Release Date
- 5 May 2026
- ISBN
- 9798228705432
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Right-of-centre democratic ideologies, Centrist democratic ideologies, Political activism, Central / national / federal government
Synopsis
In 1960, Barry Goldwater set forth his brief manifesto in The Conscience of a Conservative. Written at the height of the Cold War and in the wake of America’s greatest experiment with big government, the New Deal, Goldwater’s message was not only remarkable, but radical. He argued for the value and importance of conservative principles—freedom, foremost among them—in contemporary political life. Using the principles he espoused in this concise but powerful book, Goldwater fundamentally altered the political landscape of his day—and ours.
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