- This type believes in conserving the present political, social and economic order as much as possible - It takes the traditions of that time and only changes them gradually and not very - Monarchies, aristocracies and the churches made up the main areas of conservatism - They believed that they were surrounded by well-organized enemies (other political parties) they felt defensive about Liberalism, nationalism and popular sovereignty - In the 1990's conservatism strife to reduce the size of government, reduce public spending, reform the taxation laws to encourage investments, deregulate business to promote economic growth, and manage the fiscal and monetary sides of the economy - Conservatism is essentially the defense of economic individualism against the growth of a welfare state. - During the twentieth century conservatism lost their faith in a central government and focussed on the rights of property, independent of the state, and the rights of individuals to be free of government interference - It takes the traditions of that time and only changes them gradually and not very - Believes that a society is complex because of the many elements involved in it, which Can make it seem very unpredictable - Incorporate change without unwanted side effects - A conservative ruler does not like a lot of philosophy and dislikes petitions, Proclamations or declarations of rights, which the liberals do - Two contributor's to conservatism were Benjamin Disraeli (Britain) and Joseph de - Father of conservatism (although he never used the word) was Edmund Burke- his Ideas developed in Reflections on the Revolution in France (1970) - Burke believed that governments should act of the need to be practical, not theoretical - He believed in human distinctions in wealth, ability, and opportunity intelligence for - Economy consists of government, institutions and classes in pursuit of private property -...
