political ideology conservatism http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85031272 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Conservatism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservatism https://homosaurus.org/terms/conservatism https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7169 A political and social philosophy promoting traditional social institutions in the context of culture and civilization. The central tenets of conservatism include tradition, hierarchy, and authority, as established in respective cultures, as well as property rights. Conservatives seek to preserve a range of institutions such as organized religion, parliamentary government, and property rights, with the aim of emphasizing continuity. Adherents of conservatism often oppose modernism and seek a return to "the way things were".