Speaking at the Clare Boothe Luce Center
Nowadays, I’m more prone to using the term “traditionalist” rather than conservative, the latter having been used synonymously in the United States with the Republican Party. Gradually, the Republican Party has abandoned conservative ideals while keeping much of the branding, leading to both confusion and the dilution of principles.
Upon giving thought to how to best speak to a self-identified conservative group, it seemed appropriate to return to what we ought to be conserving. That’s what I did. I spoke to the Clare Boothe Luce Center for Conservative Women about our understanding of rights, freedoms, and duties, and assessed the difficulties that have resulted from our misunderstanding of Natural Law. The crowd was wonderful and it was a joy to be around so many people who care deeply about the issues that we are facing today.
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Very good points you bring out, hopefully the audience and other conservatives truly understand what they are conserving in the first place, there has to be something deeper and worth fighting for. Conservatives needed to realize that our rights come from God and not just from the State or Constitution; and we have a duty to God.
Sarah, as usual your talk was excellent. Thank you for sharing it with those of us who follow your substack channel.
I consider myself a Catholic who happens to be an American rather than either a conservative, liberal or any other term to describe myself in either a religious or political way.