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This post is not a political endorsement. I read The Conscience of a Conservative because I had heard so many people mention or quote Barry Goldwater especially in political forums. Some referred to him negatively and others positively. Not willing to simply accept what I'm told to think about a person, I decided to read his main work for myself. I admit readily that apart from this book and the popular news media references I know very little about Barry Goldwater as a person or politician. On the other hand there seemed to be, as I collated people's references to him, evidence that this is someone who deserves a hearing.
The Conscience of a Conservative is actually quite brief in presentation which was a surprise to me. Volumes on political philosophy tend to be hefty and exceedingly verbose. Not so with Goldwater. He is concise, clear and yet his thoughts are complete. Nothing of value is left out. He expounds a clear conservative approach to all of the critical points of government without being wordy or caustic. In fact, Goldwater is quite winsome in the book; mostly because of his intentional simplicity. The only drawback is the binding. It is cheaply bound but you know me, I'm old school on the issue of binding :). If you are looking for a clear, concise and yet convincing explanation of conservative government philosophy then you might want to give this book a shot.
Post tenebras lux,
Scott
