“What is conservatism? Is it not adherence to the old and tried, against the new and untried?” Abraham Lincoln.
“Liberals and radicals, the conservative says, are imprudent: for they dash at their objectives without giving much heed to the risk of new abuses worse than the evils they hope to sweep away. As John Randolph of Roanoke put it, Providence moves slowly, but the devil always hurries. Human society being complex, remedies cannot be simple if they are to be efficacious. The conservative declares that he acts only after sufficient reflection, having weighed the consequences. Sudden and slashing reforms are as perilous as sudden and slashing surgery.”
We could start with 10 Consevative Commandants:
ONE: ‘You shall have no other gods before Me.’
TWO: ‘You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.’
THREE: ‘You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain.’
FOUR: ‘Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.’
FIVE: ‘Honor your father and your mother.’
SIX: ‘You shall not murder.’
SEVEN: ‘You shall not commit adultery.’
EIGHT: ‘You shall not steal.’
NINE: ‘You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.’
TEN: ‘You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.’
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“thought it might be a good President’s day gift”
...it’s President’s Day? I only call it that when there’s an actual President. A leader. Today is “Messiah” day!
No One Is Conservative Enough!
And...
Whatever Conservative Is, It Sure As Hell Ain't You!!!
The test is if you can explain these principles to others. I have given speeches on these and it is very difficult to do. A speech about free cheese is much more warmly received.
One can’t post too much Russell Kirk. Next to my screen-name namesake I have found few others as worth reading.
If one wants to get the true breadth of conservative thought and a real insight into its history, Kirk is where I recommend they start.
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I am not certain that is conservatism.
How about:
1. Don’t spend money you don’t have.
2. Govern as little as possible.
3. Push goverance to the lowest, most local, practical level possible.
I am not certain that is conservatism.
How about:
1. Don’t spend money you don’t have.
2. Govern as little as possible.
3. Push goverance to the lowest, most local, practical level possible.