The Wisdom of Conservatism Author:Peter Witonski The Wisdom of Conservatism~ is a sweeping four-volume anthology of conservative thought through the ages first published by Arlington House in 1970s. — The author balances out the book with conservatives from various camps. Conservative luminaries throughout the ages receive a showing in this anthology from Reactionaries to Monarchists to Roman C... more »atholic Counterrevolutionaries to Anti-Modernists to English Whigs to Agrarians to High Federalists to Southern Republicans. Witonski is not inclusive in eschewing classic liberals, since their influence on mainstream modern conservatives is profound, so he features economists Adam Smith and Ludwig von Mises for example.
The inclusion of Nietzsche among several others is questionable in an anthology dealing with conservatism. Whatever faults may be found in the text selections of this volume can be forgiven because of the breadth and scope of the anthology.« less