Conservatives pride themselves on resisting change, which is as it should be. 
But intelligent deference to tradition and stability can evolve into
intellectual sloth and moral fanaticism, as when conservatives simply decline
to look up from dogma because the effort to raise their heads and reconsider is
too great. William F. Buckley National Review (29 June 2004).

William F. Buckley's "dearest friend" (his words) was the Socialist Economist John Kenneth Galbraith. America needs more friendships like this or we're screwed.