[KC Burke]

Burke in Reflections.. and in his other writings and speaches is the touchstone of conservative thought.

The word did not exist as applied to political thought until it was coined to discuss his positions and describe his thought and that of those allied with him.

[newheart]

The word did not exist as applied to political thought until it was coined to discuss his positions

By a guy who invented a particularly good steak if I recall. (Chateaubriand).