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Liberals push for change, for what they percieve to be 'better'; conservatives resist change, because they think the status quo is 'better.' - I'm not qualifying 'better'

Liberals want to impose controls on corporations, ie labor & pay standards;
Conservatives want to impose controls on people; ie religion in schools, gay marriage

Simply put, liberals have been responsible for significant social changes, like them or not. Conservatives have been responsible for significant industrial/economic changes.

Piss and moan all you want about tree huggers and bleeding hearts, but if it weren't for liberals, unless you were lucky enough to have been born into nobility, your sorry ass would have been working as a farm hand or a factory worker since you were old enough to walk.

Piss and moan all you want about evil conservative industrialsists, but if it weren't for them, you'd be wearning handmade leather shoes and riding horseback.