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CONSERVATISM Beliefs/values: tradition, human imperfection, organic society, authority, property. Tradition - If a custom or institution has been around for a long time then it's "tried and tested", which is a reason for keeping it. Tradition represents accumulated wisdom. - Tradition gives the individual a sense of belonging and identity. Familiar customs produce a feeling of "rootedness", a sense of historical identity. - But this doesn't mean conservatives are opposed to all change. Burke: Human imperfection - humans are imperfect, and no circumstances can perfect them. - people fear isolation and instability, and need the security of knowing "their place". Hence social order and stability are more important than liberty (which generates change and uncertainty). - Humans are innately selfish and greedy. - Human understanding is limited, particularly when it comes to the political and social world, therefore we should rely on experience and history/tradition rather than on abstract ideas and systems of thought....

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