First, the conservative believes that there exists an enduring moral order.
Second, the conservative adheres to custom, convention, and continuity.
Third, conservatives believe in what may be called the principle of prescription.
Fourth, conservatives are guided by their principle of prudence.
Fifth, conservatives pay attention to the principle of variety.
Sixth, conservatives are chastened by their principle of imperfectability.
Seventh, conservatives are persuaded that freedom and property are closely linked.
Eighth, conservatives uphold voluntary community, quite as they oppose involuntary collectivism.
Ninth, the conservative perceives the need for prudent restraints upon power and upon human passions.
Tenth, the thinking conservative understands that permanence and change must be recognized and reconciled in a vigorous society.
So, if I shake you awake in the middle of the night and ask you what do they mean, what do you tell me after you reach for your gun?
I used to ask my farmers the above, but the question was, “Why do you farm”. (or work, etc) Many were discouraged for many reasons so we would have to go back to basics and we would discover they were still on target even with a few (big)bumps on the road.