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Conservatism explained...

Ten Conservative Principles
By Russell Kirk

Being neither a religion nor an ideology, the body of opinion termed conservatism possesses no Holy Writ and no Das Kapital to provide dogmata. So far as it is possible to determine what conservatives believe, the first principles of the conservative persuasion are derived from what leading conservative writers and public men have professed during the past two centuries. After some introductory remarks on this general theme, I will proceed to list ten such conservative principles.

Read more at http://www.kirkcenter.org/index.php/detail/ten-conservative-principles/


6 posted on 05/25/2011 3:46:46 PM PDT by bopdowah ("Unlike King Midas, whatever the Gubmint touches sure don't turn to Gold!')
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The brilliance of Russell Kirk.


7 posted on 06/08/2011 9:34:33 AM PDT by TBP (Obama lies, Granny dies.)
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The brilliance of Russell Kirk.


8 posted on 06/08/2011 9:34:47 AM PDT by TBP (Obama lies, Granny dies.)
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The brilliance of Russell Kirk.


9 posted on 06/08/2011 10:29:33 AM PDT by TBP (Obama lies, Granny dies.)
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