He believed that humans were rational creatures - he believed in human imperfection.

Associated with the traditional conservative view to change is to conserve.

Burke urged British Tories to accept change in order to conserve society after seeing the French Revolution.

He believed that if humans were left the state of nature they would be violent towards one another and without respect of others property.

Hobbes wrote extensively in Leviathan about the limitations of human nature.

Oakeshott believed that Conservative Tradition is to prefer the familiar to the unknown and to trust customs and historical structures rather than to try and make radical change.

Oakeshott believed that humans are intellectually imperfect - political ideas are so broad and complex that we as humans are unable to grasp them.

Nozick opposed taxes and as such saw redistribution policies as legalised theft.

He believed that if the state had control resources would be given to groups that would win elections such as the Elderly.

Believed that there should be Individual Sovreignty and saw humans as rational self interested human beings.

Rand supported a lassiez faire economic system and believed this was the only way for individuals to be truly free.