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+## American Conservatives
+
+As the word implies, all conservatives wherever they fall are generally
+trying to conserve *something*. Depending on the person you might get
+different answers, some might say it's their culture or way of life they
+want to perserve, others may defer to the "status quo" or the "rule of
+law". But if I can sum that up in one core idea, I think most conservatives
+would agree that they are trying to conserve institutions.
+
+What does that mean in practice? It means having respect for history,
+carefully considering which insitutions stood the test of time and which
+didn't. It means being wary of reinventing the wheel considering the
+many crude attempts that preceeded you thousands of years ago. Not
+necessarily resistant to change -- most conservatives *do* want changes
+to the law -- but take the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" approach.
+Not a pessimisitic outlook on life (as liberals might sometimes claim),
+but a humble one, that recognizes that people usually get things wrong
+before things go right.
+
+These arguments were inspired by points from various authors and
+commentators. This is not an endorsement of their work necessarily, or
+that they originated these arguments, just that I heard it best
+articulated by them at some point.
+
+- Edmund Burke
+- Glenn Beck / my high school history teacher
+- Jordan Peterstein
+- Ben Shapiro
+
+## American Liberals