Conservatives believe that change should be approached with an appropriate level of caution. Before a change is made, one should consider the benefits and costs; what will be left behind, and whether we -- as a collective -- will be truly better off.
Conservatives believe in paying their way.
They also believe in the redemptive power of people trying to promote the general welfare, but always with the humility that comes with knowing that you could get it wrong.
Conservatives believe in politics and government because they know that through them the appetites of greed and power are restrained.
Conservatives do not believe in lighting the house on fire because they lost an argument over what will be served for dessert.
They don't go from tantrum to tantrum.
Words matter. When we debase words and tell lies with them we risk losing the concepts and behaviors they represent.
Please stop racist, revanchist, misogynist radicals from stealing that which is best in America. They are not conservatives. Don't let them have the word.
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