Conservatives Without Conscience
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Conservatives Without Conscience is a political book by former Nixon White House counsel John Dean that critiques the modern conservative movement’s ethical and authoritarian tendencies.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Conservatives Without Conscience canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Conservatives Without Conscience Context triple: [John Dean, wrote, Conservatives Without Conscience]
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A.
The Conservative Mind
The Conservative Mind is a seminal 1953 book by Russell Kirk that traces the intellectual history and core principles of Anglo-American conservatism.
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B.
Their Morals and Ours
"Their Morals and Ours" is a 1938 political essay by Leon Trotsky that defends revolutionary socialist ethics against bourgeois morality and critiques Stalinism.
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C.
The Ends of Power
The Ends of Power is a memoir by former White House Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman that offers an insider’s account of the Nixon administration and the Watergate scandal.
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D.
The Limits of Power
The Limits of Power is a political analysis book by historian Andrew Bacevich that critiques U.S. militarism, foreign policy overreach, and the constraints on American global dominance.
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E.
The Crisis of the Old Order
The Crisis of the Old Order is a historical study by Arthur Schlesinger Jr. analyzing the political, social, and economic forces that led to the collapse of the pre–New Deal system in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Conservatives Without Conscience Target entity description: Conservatives Without Conscience is a political book by former Nixon White House counsel John Dean that critiques the modern conservative movement’s ethical and authoritarian tendencies.
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A.
The Conservative Mind
The Conservative Mind is a seminal 1953 book by Russell Kirk that traces the intellectual history and core principles of Anglo-American conservatism.
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B.
Their Morals and Ours
"Their Morals and Ours" is a 1938 political essay by Leon Trotsky that defends revolutionary socialist ethics against bourgeois morality and critiques Stalinism.
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C.
The Ends of Power
The Ends of Power is a memoir by former White House Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman that offers an insider’s account of the Nixon administration and the Watergate scandal.
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D.
The Limits of Power
The Limits of Power is a political analysis book by historian Andrew Bacevich that critiques U.S. militarism, foreign policy overreach, and the constraints on American global dominance.
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E.
The Crisis of the Old Order
The Crisis of the Old Order is a historical study by Arthur Schlesinger Jr. analyzing the political, social, and economic forces that led to the collapse of the pre–New Deal system in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ political book ⓘ |
| aimsTo | warn about authoritarian tendencies in U.S. conservatism ⓘ |
| author | John Dean ⓘ |
| basedOn | authoritarian personality research ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizes |
Republican National Committee
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surface form:
Republican Party leadership (early 21st century)
authoritarian conservatism ⓘ neoconservatism ⓘ religious right in the United States ⓘ |
| describes |
authoritarian followers
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authoritarian leaders ⓘ |
| discusses |
Bush administration
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surface form:
George W. Bush administration
Nixon administration ⓘ Watergate scandal ⓘ religious conservatives in politics ⓘ |
| followedBy | Broken Government ⓘ |
| genre |
political criticism
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political non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorBackground | former White House Counsel to President Richard Nixon ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audiobook edition
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hardcover edition ⓘ paperback edition ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
critical of modern American conservatism
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supportive of traditional conservative principles ⓘ |
| hasReception |
became a bestseller
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generated controversy among conservatives ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | The Conscience of a Conservative ⓘ |
| isbn | 978-0-670-03774-5 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Republican Party
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surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
authoritarianism ⓘ conservatism in the United States ⓘ ethics in politics ⓘ modern conservative movement ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
application of social psychology to political behavior
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critique of ethical standards in conservative politics ⓘ |
| pages | 320 ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2006 ⓘ |
| publisher |
The Viking Press
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surface form:
Viking Press
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| targetAudience |
general readers interested in politics
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students of political science ⓘ |
| titleParodies | The Conscience of a Conservative ⓘ |
| usesTheoryOf | right-wing authoritarianism ⓘ |
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Subject: Conservatives Without Conscience Description of subject: Conservatives Without Conscience is a political book by former Nixon White House counsel John Dean that critiques the modern conservative movement’s ethical and authoritarian tendencies.
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