Huckabee: The future of conservatism

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City this past Thursday night -- had the real pleasure of speaking on the campus of Syracuse University.

To members of the student body faculty and community on the topic of the future of conservatism.

-- -- this it was sponsored but the college Republicans on campus who are definitely in the minority at Syracuse.

You know I think I've learned that the future of conservatism.

Is a lot better.

In the hands of some of the students that I met and I feel it is with some of the adults who think they're in charge.

I -- -- about -- of the students before the speech.

I absolutely loved hearing those students explain.

What made them believe in a free market economy.

Individual responsibility.

The sanctity of human life limited government and a strong national defense.

Now they didn't hold those views because.

They thought it make a more popular in law but their fellow students.

Because they had thought through how -- future.

And their country could best be free.

There were plenty of students who attended who told me that they disagreed with pretty much everything I stood far but even those students were respectful and gracious.

I take issue with -- commonly held but misinformed view -- today students aren't engaged.

And that they failed to care about their future.

Frankly I'm not so sure that a preponderance of students in my day.

-- all that totally plugged into the issues either some of my generation we're very active in leading anti war protest pushing for eighteen year olds to get the vote.

And even for racial equality.

But those -- -- the other night.

And other conservative students I've met over the last several months and years well they bring intelligence.

Intellectual passion.

Thoughtful consideration of others and a desire to seek truth.

I've been a little disgusted to hear that some people in the conservative movement in the Republican Party.

Think our way forward.

Is to manipulate the primary process by trying to destroy good and decent Republican candidates with boatloads of big money.

So was to ensure that we end up nominating a stab -- -- Republicans instead of movement conservatives.

The fratricide approach by the establishment.

To spend money to attack those of the conservative wing of the Republican family will prove catastrophic.

OK I'm fine with raising and spending money to elect the Republican -- like.

But why would any Republican wanna do the dirty work of the Democrats and destroy a fellow Republicans.

-- greatly encouraged by the maturity and visionary big picture perspective.

Of those university students -- that.

They know what they're far and not just what they're against.

I feel a lot better about the future of conservatives and and the present.

I welcomed the younger conservatives.

Taking a much larger role in shaping the Republican Party.

Truth is I went to Syracuse to encourage those young conservative students.

I sure hope I did that.

But I do know for sure.

-- encouraged me.

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