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Dr. Nash commented on Kirk’s achievement in writing The Conservative Mind. “Successful resistance to the total state,” he argued, “the reconciliation of individualism and community…and the ‘restoration of the ethical understanding and the religious sanction upon which any life worth living is founded’: these are some of the challenges that The Conservative Mind identifies as central to a truly conservative agenda. The future, as always, is veiled from our vision. But as Dr. Kirk in his later years often reminded us, "it is the duty of conservatives to attempt to redeem the time as best they can.”
As a bonus for the Acton Interns, an independent research scholar from Hungary residing at the Center this summer, Miklos Lovas, provided an insightful and well-received overview of the reception of Russell Kirk’s writings in Europe today. Kirk’s reputation, he concluded, is growing and his writings are increasingly translated throughout Europe, as well as in Asia and South America.
Seminar participants found their annual Kirk Center experience “Amazingly enlightening….One of the most intellectually engaging discussions I have attended so far.” Another said, “I loved getting to see where Kirk wrote and lived. As a conservative, it was a very special experience that I won’t forget.” “Absolutely fantastic! I leave with a fuller mind and deeper roots,” commented one of the interns. And, “The Kirk seminars embody the spirit of Kirk’s thoughts on conservatism. I’ve learned so much about him as a scholar, writer, and man who created a robust conservatism.”
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