Conservatism

1. Schools

1.1. Cultural

1.2. Fiscal

1.3. Green

1.4. Liberal

1.5. National

1.6. Social

1.7. Traditionalist

1.8. Libertarian

2. Concepts

2.1. Tradition

2.1.1. -seek a return to the way things are

2.2. Respect

2.2.1. past habits

2.2.2. past customs

2.2.3. past traditions

2.3. Family Values

2.4. Social Hierarchy

2.5. Private Property

2.6. Natural Law

2.7. Preserve

2.7.1. Minimal changes

2.7.2. -oppose modern values

3. Hailsham

3.1. =chairman of British Conservative Party

3.2. "Conservatism is not so much a philosophy as an attitude, a constant force, performing a timeless function in the development of a free society, and corresponding to a deep and permanent requirement of human nature itself."

4. Emphasis

4.1. Stability

4.2. Continuity

5. Richard Hooker

5.1. father of conservatism

5.2. A Learned Discourse of Justification

5.2.1. =Hooker's sermon

5.2.2. included Roman Catholics

5.2.2.1. -authority was commanded by Bible and traditions of early Church

5.2.3. critics: his support of reforms in the church did not go far enough

6. French Revolution

6.1. the first established use of term in political context

6.1.1. done by Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand