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Over his own reluctance to give any list resembling “a fixed and immutable body of dogmata,” Kirk identifies the following six characteristics as belonging to a true conservative: Belief in a transcendent order or body of natural law that rules society as well as conscience.
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- the conservative believes that there exists an enduring moral order. That order is made for man, and man is made for it: human nature is a constant, and moral truths are permanent.
- the conservative adheres to custom, convention, and continuity. It is old custom that enables people to live together peaceably; the destroyers of custom demolish more than they know or desire.
- conservatives believe in what may be called the principle of prescription. Conservatives sense that modern people are dwarfs on the shoulders of giants, able to see farther than their ancestors only because of the great stature of those who have preceded us in time.
- conservatives are guided by their principle of prudence. Burke agrees with Plato that in the statesman, prudence is chief among virtues. Any public measure ought to be judged by its probable long-run consequences, not merely by temporary advantage or popularity.
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Person, Kirk R. 2020. Introducing the Bangkok statement on language and inclusion: Implications for literacy in linguistic minority and displaced communities in Asia-Pacific and beyond. Paper presented at the 2020 World Literacy Summit, Oxford University, UK, 5-8 April 2020. https://www.worldliteracysummit.org. Person, Kirk R. 2018.
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