conservatism

[Con*serv·a*tism]

When people discuss politics and mention the word conservatism, they're talking about a philosophy that favors making few changes in society, sticking with traditions, and often spending as little money as possible.

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The disposition and tendency to preserve what is established; opposition to change; the habit of mind; or conduct, of a conservative.

Noun
a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes

n.
The disposition and tendency to preserve what is established; opposition to change; the habit of mind; or conduct, of a conservative.

Conservatism

Con*serv"a*tism , n. [For conservatism.] The disposition and tendency to preserve what is established; opposition to change; the habit of mind; or conduct, of a conservative.

The disposition and tendency to preserve what is established; opposition to change; the habit of mind; or conduct, of a conservative.

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Usage Examples

All conservatism is based upon the idea that if you leave things alone you leave them as they are. But you do not. If you leave a thing alone you leave it to a torrent of change.

There is danger in reckless change, but greater danger in blind conservatism.

The future of Conservatism lies in our beliefs and values, not by throwing them away. We need to shed associations that bind us to past failures, but hold faith with those things that make us Conservatives.

Liberalism is trust of the people tempered by prudence. Conservatism is distrust of the people tempered by fear.

Conservatism discards Prescription, shrinks from Principle, disavows Progress having rejected all respect for antiquity, it offers no redress for the present, and makes no preparation for the future.

Fiscal conservatism is just an easy way to express something that is a bit more difficult, which is that the size and scope of government, and really the size and scope of politics in our lives, has grown uncomfortable, unwieldy, intrusive and inefficient.

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Other Usage Examples

Conservatism is not about leaving people behind. Conservatism is about empowering people to catch up, to give them the tools at their disposable that make it possible for them to access all the hope, all the promise, all the opportunity that America offers. And our programs to help them should reflect that.

Conservatism has had from its inception vigorously positive, intellectually rigorous agenda and thinking. That agenda should have in my three pillars: strengthen the economy, strengthen our security, and strengthen our families.

Their very conservatism is secondhand, and they don't know what they are conserving.

I don't really like labels in politics, but I will gladly accept the label of conservatism.

Ostensibly rigorous and realistic, contemporary conservatism is an ideology of denial. Its symbol is a smile button.

Conservatism is a hard choice for a society that has become accustomed to big government and big entitlements promoted by liberals.

Success makes men rigid and they tend to exalt stability over all the other virtues tired of the effort of willing they become fanatics about conservatism.