Capitalism is not the system of the past; it is the system of the future—if
mankind is to have a future. Those who wish to fight for it, must discard the
title of “conservatives.” “Conservatism” has always been a misleading name,
inappropriate to America. Today, there is nothing left to “conserve”: the
established political philosophy, the intellectual orthodoxy, and the status
quo are collectivism. Those who reject all the basic premises of
collectivism are radicals in the proper sense of the word: “radical” means
“fundamental.” Today, the fighters for capitalism have to be, not bankrupt
“conservatives,” but new radicals, new intellectuals and, above all, new,
dedicated moralists.