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  1. Robert Conquest’s Three Laws of Politics: Everyone is conservative about what he knows best. Any organization not explicitly right-wing sooner or later becomes left-wing.

  2. Laws of politics. Conquest posited two laws of politics, apparently not referenced in any of his books but as observations he made in conversations: Generally speaking, everybody is reactionary on subjects he knows about. Every organisation appears to be headed by secret agents of its opponents.

  3. Jun 25, 2003 · Several readers have asked me for Robert Conquest’s Three Laws of politics. As best I can remember, they are: 1. Everyone is conservative about what he knows best.

  4. May 6, 2017 · Robert Conquest was an historian who is sometimes quoted for his "Three Laws of Politics": Everyone is conservative about what he knows best. Any organization not explicitly right-wing sooner or later becomes left-wing.

  5. Dec 17, 2018 · Several readers have asked me for Robert Conquest’s Three Laws of politics. As best I can remember, they are: 1. Everyone is conservative about what he knows best. 2. Any organization not explicitly and constitutionally right-wing will sooner or later become left-wing. 3.

  6. Jan 14, 2023 · Robert Conquest’s Third Law of Politics states: The behavior of any bureaucratic organization can best be understood by assuming that it is controlled by a secret cabal of its enemies. In almost every institution bigger than a dozen people, insiders are often resigned to how hard it is to get things done.

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  8. Apr 18, 2023 · It is often useful to recall Robert Conquest's Three Laws of Politics: 1. Everyone is conservative about what he knows best. 2. Any organization not explicitly and constitutionally right-wing...

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