Barbara ElliotThinkers

Conservatism is concerned with seeking the truth that has emerged over time, drawing from the deep wellsprings of human experience, and builds anew on foundations that have withstood the tests of time. It fosters order and the flourishing of human beings as they live in relationship with one another.

Conservatism is more concerned with the culture than politics, because the political realm is a derivative one, not primary, in human existence. Political change is rooted in cultural change.

Conservatism is rooted in the acknowledgement that God is our creator and that the human soul sojourns through this realm toward its eternal transcendent fulfillment. We are all flawed human beings in need of redemption, capable of great evil as well as great good.

Conservatism is rooted in the belief that because man is fallible by nature, we should limit the damage that can be done through the abuse of power by limiting its concentration.

Conservatism is rooted in the belief that the family is the essential building block of civilization, the house of worship is the locus for forming culture, and the community is the matrix for human interaction.

Conservatism operates under the belief that the one thing government cannot do is love. That is what we are called to do in the private sector, with our own time, talent, and treasure.