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A Conservatism of Thought and Imagination<\/h1>\n

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TEN CONSERVATIVE PRINCIPLES (1993)<\/span><\/i><\/h3>\n
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  1. First, the conservative believes that there exists an enduring moral order<\/a><\/span>.<\/li>\n
  2. Second, the conservative adheres to custom, convention, and continuity<\/a><\/span>.<\/li>\n
  3. Third, conservatives believe in what may be called the principle of prescription<\/span><\/a>.<\/li>\n
  4. Fourth, conservatives are guided by their principle of prudence<\/span><\/a>.<\/li>\n
  5. Fifth, conservatives pay attention to the principle of variety<\/a><\/span>.<\/li>\n
  6. Sixth, conservatives are chastened by their principle of imperfectability<\/a><\/span>.<\/li>\n
  7. Seventh, conservatives are persuaded that freedom and property are closely linked<\/span><\/a>.<\/li>\n
  8. Eighth, conservatives uphold voluntary community<\/span><\/a>, quite as they oppose involuntary collectivism.<\/li>\n
  9. Ninth, the conservative perceives the need for prudent restraints upon power and upon human passions<\/span><\/a>.<\/li>\n
  10. Tenth, the thinking conservative understands that permanence and change must be recognized and reconciled<\/span><\/a> in a vigorous society.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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