I reccommend Edmund Burke to start -
http://www.constitution.org/eb/rev_fran.htm
“Reflections on the Revolution in France”
This is the first explicit statement of political conservatism. He denied the value of, and warned of the danger of, governing mankind through abstract principles.
Teh conservatism I know, the proper view as long as I have known it, is a non-ideology, a humble discipline if you like.
“This is the first explicit statement of political conservatism. He denied the value of, and warned of the danger of, governing mankind through abstract principles.”
Ah, but what is “political conservatism” varies from polity to polity.
“Teh conservatism I know, the proper view as long as I have known it, is a non-ideology, a humble discipline if you like.”
That’s certainly not the Founders view. There was nothing humble in our revolt.