Didnt want to post this on Thanksgiving, since it was a bit too political for that. But Yuvals description of conservatism as gratitude beautifully captures much of what I mean when I call myself a conservative. Im glad our society has those who begin in outrage, who are always at the ready to fight injustice and oppression. But I will continue to begin in gratitude, thankful for all we have achieved and committed to preserving it. We should never forget that the people who oppose our various endeavors and argue for another way are well intentioned too, even when they’re wrong, and that they’re not always wrong. But we can also never forget what moves us to gratitude, and so what we stand for and defend: the extraordinary cultural inheritance we have; the amazing country built for us by others and defended by our best and bravest; America’s unmatched potential for lifting the poor and the weak; the legacy of freedom—of ordered liberty—built up over centuries of hard work. We value these things not because they are triumphant and invincible but because they are precious and vulnerable, because they weren’t fated to happen, and they’re not certain to survive. They need us—and our gratitude for them should move us to defend them and to build on them.
Posted on: Sun, 30 Nov 2014 02:50:07 +0000
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