I haven’t studied it enough to map it out, but I believe the core of Conservatism could be as little as five to ten principles. It may be able to be boiled off to as few as three.
Thus, I have a bit of a problem with folks that state you can’t really define what Conservatism is.
This is not intended to make an inference about you, BTW.
When it comes to something as simple as obeying reasoned laws on the books, I think we can safely say that it is Conservative in nature to back law and order.
Limited government, fiscal responsibility, personal responsibility, traditional family values, American sovereignty and Rule of law.
I posted that on my Facebook page and was roundly criticized by liberals in the family who called me a "right-wing extremist", to which I responded, "I can defend my political ideology with fact and reason. If you could do the same you wouldn't call me an extremist."
Liberalism, as we know, is indefensible. It is also unsustainable. And conservatism makes more sense than the average liberal can comprehend. Thus, the name calling.