I do not claim to be a conservative, but I think that Thielicke’s positive characterization of conservatism is the best and most succinct I have ever encountered:
It must [...] be pointed out that in origin the term “conservative” has nothing to do with reaction. When it became a slogan for opposition to the French Revolution [...]
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