Key Conservative Thinkers

Question 0

What happened during Burke’s time of writting

Answer 0

The French Revolution, he frowned upon the revolution as it threatened social order

Question 1

Edmund Burke is often described as ‘ ‘ and why ?

Answer 1

‘The father of conservatism’ he was best know for his work ‘reflections on the revolution in France’

Question 2

Key elements of Burke’s ideas

Answer 2

• the most important quality of any society order
• the people have an obligation to obey the state as it provides them with order
• the idea the electorate should vote for an MP for his/her judgment
• the state should be pragmatic
• tradition and traditional institutions are key factors in the preservation of order continuity
• change in society should only be undertaken, if the existing order is untenable

Question 3

Who is Benjamin Disraeli ?

Answer 3

A one nation conservative prime minister. He lived during the 19th century in which he described England to be ‘two nations’