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Traditional Conservatism - Coggle Diagram
Traditional Conservatism
Human Nature
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Emphasised the importance of tradition, culture and religion in shaping and restraining human behaviour
The State
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Government should maintain law and order, national defense and protecting property rights
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The economy
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Believed that economic prosperity is best achieved through individual initiative and entrepreneurship
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Society
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Emphasise the role of social institutions such as the family, religion and community in providing a sense of moral guidance
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Overview
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This strand of Conservative thought is clearly set out in Burke's Reflection on the Revolution in France (1790)
defends the established order in society based on commitment to organicism, hierarchy and paternalism