- Conservatives believe that there exists an enduring moral order.
- Conservatives adhere to custom, convention, and continuity.
- Conservatives believe in what may be called the principle of prescription.
- Conservatives are guided by their principle of prudence.
- Conservatives pay attention to the principle of variety.
- Conservatives are chastened by their principle of imperfectability.
- Conservatives are persuaded that freedom and property are closely linked.
- Conservatives uphold voluntary community, quite as they oppose involuntary collectivism.
- Conservatives perceive the need for prudent restraints upon power and upon human passions.
- Conservatives understand that permanence and change must be recognized and reconciled in a vigorous society.