Episode 274: The Conscience of a Conservative
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Episode 274: The Conscience of a Conservative

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 20, 202632 min

As Barry Goldwater took his seat in the Senate, his unwavering stances brought him into conflict with both those on the left and with the leader of his own party. But it did mark him as the head of a growing cult of conservatism, for which Goldwater would even provide a volume of scripture.

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I feel we all have that one piece of media that changed our lives. Maybe it was a movie. Maybe it was a song. Maybe it was a stage production.

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Maybe it was even scripture. But there was something that touched you deep inside. It was just something about the theme, lyric, prose, etc. that resonated, and if it didn't utterly transform your worldview, it at least defined your taste and preferences moving

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forward. For me personally, I feel that way about the first time I read a Michael Crichton novel or listened to a Fleetwood Mac album, showing my age just a little there. And yes, the first time I cracked a history textbook way back in elementary school.

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