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How to use the word tories in a Sentence?

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If you analyze it I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism. I think conservatism is really a misnomer just as liberalism is a misnomer for the liberals -- if we were back in the days of the Revolution, so-called conservatives today would be the Liberals and the liberals would be the Tories. The basis of conservatism is a desire for less government interference or less centralized authority or more individual freedom and this is a pretty general description also of what libertarianism is.

President Ronald Reagan

added by Normando
3 years ago

It's more difficult for Labour to come out of this doing really well than the Tories given how low the expectations are.

Tony Travers

Found on Reuters
6 years ago

It feels like it’s just about squabbling Tories, and the Tories aren’t a big deal in Scotland.

Dan Vevers

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Clearly the Tories have outdone expectations and Labour underperformed. we actually did a poll on the day of about 4,000 people, around 12-13 % had made up their mind in the last 24 hours.

Tom Mludzinski

Found on CNN
9 years ago

The Tories (Conservatives) would have to go effectively straight for a vote of confidence ... and we'd be voting against, so if Labour joins us in that pledge, then that's Cameron locked out.

Alex Salmond

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

The Tories in England had long imagined that they were enthusiastic about the monarchy, the church and beauties of the old English Constitution, until the day of danger wrung from them the confession that they are enthusiastic only about rent.

Karl Marx

added by anonymous
10 years ago

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