In The Conservative Mind (1953) Kirk tried to give the essence of conservatism derived from his understanding of Edmund Burke, John Adams, T.S. Eliot and a few dozen others.
Just considering these three, we can see that conservatives really don't value independence, freedom & tolerance. Burke was willing to be an MP from a "rotten borough" and as I noted below, had no qualms about personally accepting welfare from the State. John Adams was a closet aristocrat who distrusted education and approved of the notorious Alien and Sedition Acts (1798). T.S. Eliot was an early Fundie.
Saturday, November 02, 2013
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