Tories are typically monarchists who were historically of a high church Anglican religious ancestry and opposed the Whig faction's liberalism. The Cavalier party, a royalist force during the English Civil War, is the source of the philosophy. Today, Tory ideology can be described as conservative. They believe in small government, free markets, and traditional values. The Tories support the monarchy and retain an eye on the Crown when appointing ministers but are not strictly a loyalist party. Although they have been in power for most of the time since the Restoration, the Tories are not a single unified organization with set policies. There have been many different parties called "Tory" over the years - from the main current to the left-wing Labour Party today - but all share a basic outlook on life that has made them attractive to gentry and wealthy merchants who want a handmaiden or mistress for their political interests. The Tories started out as a club for retired army officers. After the French Revolution, there was fear that France might become like England (a constitutional monarchy) so a group of aristocrats and others interested in keeping the monarchy alive formed what became known as the Tory Party. They wanted a return to "old ways" when the king was above law and people had no rights.