Have you read your Russell Kirk today?

No? You really should.

Russell Kirk’s 10 Principles of Conservatism

• First, the conservative believes that there exists an enduring moral order.
• Second, the conservative adheres to custom, convention, and continuity.
• Third, conservatives believe in what may be called the principle of prescription.
• Fourth, conservatives are guided by their principle of prudence.
• Fifth, conservatives pay attention to the principle of variety.
• Sixth, conservatives are chastened by their principle of imperfectability.
• Seventh, conservatives are persuaded that freedom and property are closely linked.
• Eighth, conservatives uphold voluntary community, quite as they oppose involuntary collectivism.
• Ninth, the conservative perceives the need for prudent restraints upon power and upon human passions.
• Tenth, the thinking conservative understands that permanence and change must be recognized and reconciled in a vigorous society.