A Time for Choosing

This work examines the dissatisfaction felt by American conservatives, in the 1960s, with a liberal Republican party. It also focuses on the divisions between the mainstream conservatives who advocated reform and the extremists who looked to private organizations.

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Dissatisfied with a liberal Republican party, American conservatives in the 1960s engineered a revolution. Mainstream conservatives advocated reform through the development of party and electoral solutions, while extremists looked to private organizations. Though often at odds, the divisions cross-fertilized each other, giving rise to new strategic and tactical strains, and bringing political success by the end of the decade.