Do you look around and find what you love — and try to protect it?
The world is lovable, and so are people. Traditions hold the community together, trust maintains the community, and friends stabilize us.
Profoundly, preservation (conservatism) is more respectful than progress. Ego and idealism drive change, challenge what works, and thrive on manufactured instability.
Roger Scruton’s quiet challenge: before you break anything, know what you’re willing to defend.