A Conservative ...

- measures success by results, not intentions
- justifies actions with “I think” rather than “I feel”
- is loath to throw out the old before providing a demonstrably better way
- is always suspicious of the current “group think”
- eschews prejudice and embraces fairness
- does not benefit oneself by seeming to help others
- tries to live a productive and moral life
- cherishes and supports tried-and true traditions
- prefers understatement over glitz
- strives with a terrible vengeance to defeat those enemies who would defeat him/her
- respects others at least to the degree that such respect is returned
- tackles the vicissitudes of life with courage and humor
- opts for reliable data over speculation
- is fiercely loyal to deserving compatriots
- encourages self-reliance in others
- abhors half-truths, demagoguery and “spin”
- understands that it is evil (and dangerous) to ignore evil
- thinks that most often “less is more”
- is adamant about not surrendering personal freedoms
- helps the downtrodden with actions … not rhetoric
- allows only minimal government and institutional intervention in one’s life
- tolerates the benign beliefs and actions of others
- husbands his/her resources and environment with a studied rationality