Ten Principles of Conservatism

1)

enduring moral order

2)

adheres to custom, convention, and continuity

3)

importance of prescription, or the things established by immemorial usage

4)

prudence—acting only after sufficient reflection having weighed the consequences of actions

5)

pay attention to variety as created by long-established social institutions and modes of life

6)

principle of imperfectability

7)

freedom and property are closely linked

8)

importance of voluntary community

9)

prudent restraints upon power and upon human passions

10)

permanence and change must be recognized and reconciled